是的 (shì de) — yes, that's right; correct; (variant of 似的) as if; seems like
Definition
是的 is an affirmative reply meaning 'yes, that's right' — stronger and more emphatic than the bare 是. When written as 似的, it shifts to the comparison particle meaning 'as if / seems like.'
verb
yesthat's rightcorrect(variant of 似的) as ifseems like
Examples
- ？是的。Zhè shì nǐ de shū ma? shì de.Is this your book? Yes, it is.
- 是的，。Tā gāo xìng dé gēn zhòng jiǎng le shì de, xiào dé hé bù lǒng zuǐ.He was as happy as if he had won the lottery, grinning from ear to ear.
- ？是的，。Nǐ jué de zhè ge jì huà kě xíng ma? shì de, wǒ jué de hěn hé lǐ.Do you think this plan is feasible? Yes, I think it's very reasonable.
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