是否
shì fǒu
Pinyin

Definition

是否
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shì fǒu
  1. whether (or not)
  2. if
  3. is or isn't

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

是
shì
  1. 1 is
  2. 2 are
  3. 3 am
  4. 4 yes
  5. 5 to be
但是
dàn shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
只是
zhǐ shì
  1. 1 merely
  2. 2 simply
  3. 3 only
  4. 4 but
可是
kě shì
  1. 1 but
  2. 2 however
  3. 3 (used for emphasis) indeed
于是
yú shì
  1. 1 thereupon
  2. 2 as a result
  3. 3 consequently
  4. 4 thus
  5. 5 hence
是否
shì fǒu
  1. 1 whether (or not)
  2. 2 if
  3. 3 is or isn't
总是
zǒng shì
  1. 1 always
要是
yào shi
  1. 1 (coll.) if
还是
hái shi
  1. 1 or
  2. 2 still
  3. 3 nevertheless
  4. 4 had better
一无是处
yī wú shì chù
  1. 1 not one good point
  2. 2 everything about it is wrong
不是
bú shi
  1. 1 fault
  2. 2 blame
不置可否
bù zhì kě fǒu
  1. 1 decline to comment
  2. 2 not express an opinion
  3. 3 be noncommittal
  4. 4 hedge
乃是
nǎi shì
  1. 1 equivalent to either 是[shì] or 就是[jiù shì]
也就是说
yě jiù shì shuō
  1. 1 in other words
  2. 2 that is to say
  3. 3 so
  4. 4 thus
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
便是
biàn shì
  1. 1 (emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
  2. 2 precisely
  3. 3 exactly
  4. 4 even
  5. 5 if
  6. 6 just like
  7. 7 in the same way as
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
倒是
dào shi
  1. 1 contrary to what one might expect
  2. 2 actually
  3. 3 contrariwise
  4. 4 why don't you
光是
guāng shì
  1. 1 solely
  2. 2 just
凡是
fán shì
  1. 1 each and every
  2. 2 every
  3. 3 all
  4. 4 any

Idioms (20)

一是一，二是二
yī shì yī , èr shì èr
  1. 1 lit. one is one, two is two (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things are (or ought to be) perfectly clear-cut
  3. 3 unequivocal
一身是胆
yī shēn shì dǎn
  1. 1 devoid of fear (idiom)
  2. 2 intrepid
不是一家人不进一家门
bù shì yī jiā rén bù jìn yī jiā mén
  1. 1 people who don't belong together, don't get to live together (idiom)
  2. 2 marriages are predestined
  3. 3 people marry because they share common traits
不是冤家不聚头
bù shì yuān jiā bù jù tóu
  1. 1 destiny will make enemies meet (idiom)
  2. 2 (often said about lovers who have a disagreement)
不是鱼死就是网破
bù shì yú sǐ jiù shì wǎng pò
  1. 1 lit. either the fish dies or the net gets torn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. it's a life-and-death struggle
  3. 3 it's either him or me
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
人是铁饭是钢
rén shì tiě fàn shì gāng
  1. 1 one can't function properly on an empty stomach (idiom)
  2. 2 an empty sack cannot stand upright
似是而非
sì shì ér fēi
  1. 1 apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
俯拾皆是
fǔ shí jiē shì
  1. 1 lit. so numerous that one could just bend down and pick them up (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extremely common
  3. 3 easily available
口是心非
kǒu shì xīn fēi
  1. 1 duplicity
  2. 2 hypocrisy (idiom)
各行其是
gè xíng qí shì
  1. 1 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
  2. 2 each goes his own way
否极泰来
pǐ jí tài lái
  1. 1 extreme sorrow turns to joy (idiom)
唯利是图
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking
女子无才便是德
nu:3 zǐ wú cái biàn shì dé
  1. 1 a woman's virtue is to have no talent (idiom)
如是我闻
rú shì wǒ wén
  1. 1 so I have heard (idiom)
  2. 2 the beginning clause of Buddha's quotations as recorded by his disciple, Ananda (Buddhism)
实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
手心手背都是肉
shǒu xīn shǒu bèi dōu shì ròu
  1. 1 lit. both the palm and the back of the hand are made of flesh (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to both be of equal importance
  3. 3 to value both equally
挑拨是非
tiǎo bō shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
搬弄是非
bān nòng shì fēi
  1. 1 to incite a quarrel (idiom); to sow discord between people
  2. 2 to tell tales
  3. 3 to make mischief
捡到篮里就是菜
jiǎn dào lán lǐ jiù shì cài
  1. 1 all is grist that comes to the mill (idiom)

Sample Sentences

为了维护您的权益，请您在购物结束后，核查您的小票与您所购买的商品是否一致。同时请您查看您所购买的商品是否已拿齐，以免给您增添不必要的麻烦。
wèile wéihù nín de quányì ，qǐng nín zài gòuwù jiéshù hòu ，héchá nín de xiǎopiào yǔ nín suǒ gòumǎi de shāngpǐn shìfǒu yīzhì 。tóngshí qǐng nín chá kàn nín suǒ gòumǎi de shāngpǐn shìfǒu yǐ ná qí ，yǐmiǎn gěi nín zēngtiān bùbìyào de máfan 。
To ensure your rights are protected, after you've made purchases, please check that your receipts match the products you're purchasing. At the same time, please remember to ensure that you've taken all the products you've bought with you to avoid unnecessary hassle.
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托盘下方是一个电子秤，通过对比扫描仪识别的数据和实测重量，可以算出是否有商品被遮盖。
tuōpán xiàfāng shì yīgē diànzǐbàng ，tōngguò duìbǐ sǎomiáoyí shíbié de shùjù hé shícè zhòngliàng ，kěyǐ suàn chū shìfǒu yǒu shāngpǐn bèi zhēgài 。
Under the pastry tray is an electronic scale which compares the weight with the weight of the items scanned to check if any items have been overlooked
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嗯，我也要给咱哲学老师长个脸了，是这样的，脸蛋和身材决定了我是否想去了解他的思想，思想决定了我是否会一票否决掉她的脸蛋和身材。你就是完美的老婆大人！
ng4 ，wǒ yě yào gěi zá zhéxué lǎoshī zhǎng gè liǎn le ，shì zhèyàng de ，liǎndàn hé shēncái juédìng le wǒ shìfǒu xiǎngqù liǎojiě tā de sīxiǎng ，sīxiǎng juédìng le wǒ shìfǒu huì yī piào fǒujué diào tā de liǎndàn hé shēncái 。nǐ jiù shì wánměi de lǎopódàren ！
Hmm, I have to give props to our philosopher teacher, it's like this, a face and figure will decide if I understand their way of thinking, and her way of thinking decides if I will reject her face and body in one go. You are perfect, wifey!
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话虽如此，可一般代孕的费用相当昂贵，也就是说即便代理孕母合法化，这个政策也无法照顾到各个阶级的不孕妇女，同时中下阶层的女性因经济需要，选择担任代理孕母，是否也能算是“自主”？
huà suī rúcǐ ，kě yībān dàiyùn de fèiyòng xiāngdāng ángguì ，yějiùshìshuō jíbiàn dàilǐyùnmǔ héfǎhuà ，zhège zhèngcè yě wúfǎ zhàogu dào gègè jiējí de bù yùn fùnǚ ，tóngshí zhōng xià jiēcéng de nǚxìng yīn jīngjì xūyào ，xuǎnzé dānrèn dàilǐyùnmǔ ，shìfǒu yě néng suàn shì “zìzhǔ ”？
Although you can say that, normally the cost of surrogacy is quite expensive. So even if surrogacy is legalized, this policy would be unable to look after the needs of infertile women from all classes. At the same time, does it really count as "autonomy" when due to economic need, middle and lower class women chose to become surrogates.
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可事实上，妈妈比较细心，也善于照顾小婴儿，比较能对孩子的感受感同身受。那爸爸相对来说就粗枝大叶了些，真的很怀疑他们是否可以照顾好孩子。
kě shìshíshàng ，māma bǐjiào xìxīn ，yě shànyú zhàogu xiǎo yīngér ，bǐjiào néng duì háizi de gǎnshòu gǎntóngshēnshòu 。nà bàba xiāngduì láishuō jiù cūzhī dàyè le xiē ，zhēnde hěn huáiyí tāmen shìfǒu kěyǐ zhàogu hǎo háizi 。
But in fact, mothers are more meticulous, and are better at looking after infants, in that they can empathize more with children. Whereas fathers are a little more sloppy. So I really doubt their ability to look after children.
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张铁柱在厂门口等着，时间一分一秒过去了，始终不见有人出来，心中不安起来，他问遍了所有出来的工人，厂里是否有这个人，大家都摇头说不知道。张铁柱这时突然意识到自己被骗了，而且被骗了全部的身家。他一屁股瘫坐在地上，欲哭无泪。
Zhāng Tiězhù zài chǎng ménkǒu děng zhe ，shíjiān yī fēn yīmiǎo guòqù le ，shǐzhōng bùjiàn yǒurén chūlái ，xīnzhōng bù\'ān qǐlái ，tā wèn biàn le suǒyǒu chūlái de gōngrén ，chǎng lǐ shìfǒu yǒu zhè ge rén ，dàjiā dōu yáotóu shuō bù zhīdào 。Zhāng Tiězhù zhèshí tūrán yìshidào zìjǐ bèi piàn le ，érqiě bèi piàn le quánbù de shēnjiā 。tā yī pìgu tān zuò zài dìshang ，yùkūwúlèi 。
Zhang Tiezhu waits at the gate of the factory. As minutes pass, without seeing anyone emerging, he begins to get uneasy. He asks everyone who comes out of the factory if the guy really works at the factory. Everyone shakes their head and says that they don't know. It suddenly dawns on Zhang Tiezhu that he's been conned, and that he's been conned out of everything he owns. His legs give out and he falls to the ground, wanting to cry but no tears come.
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是的，英国脱欧是英国前首相卡梅伦2013年一月二十三日首次提出来的。2016年六月二十三日，英国正式就是否脱离欧盟进行公开投票表决。
shì de ，Yīngguó tuōōu shì Yīngguó qián shǒuxiàng Kǎ Méilún 2013 nián yīyuè èrshísān rì shǒucì tí chūlái de 。2016 nián liùyuè èrshísān rì ，Yīngguó zhèngshì jiù shìfǒu tuōlí Ōuméng jìnxíng gōngkāi tóupiào biǎojué 。
Yes, Brexit was first proposed by the former UK Prime Minister David Cameron on January 23rd, 2013. On June 23rd, 2016, the UK held a formal referendum on whether or not to leave the EU.
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哦，晓光教授啊，我们三月刚在新加坡见过过面，对于汉语本体语法是否适用于对外汉语教学还辩论了一番呢。
ò ，Xiǎoguāng jiàoshòu ā ，wǒmen sān yuè gāng zài Xīnjiāpō jiàn guò miàn ，duìyú hànyǔ běntǐ yǔfǎ shìfǒu shìyòng yú duìwài hànyǔ jiàoxué hái biànlùn le yīfān ne 。
Oh, I met Professor Ma, we met just recently in Singapore, we even debated over whether ontological grammar is suitable to apply to teaching Chinese as a foreign language.
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每天摄入的食物是人体所需营养的主要来源，膳食营养是保证老年人健康的基石。武警广东省总队医院营养科主任曾晶指出老年人要注意身体的营养是否均衡，不要过于相信“千金难买老来瘦”的说法，有科学的膳食安排、合理的体力活动以保持健康体重，能减少和延缓疾病的发生发展、提高老年人的生活质量。
měitiān shèrù de shíwù shì réntǐ suǒ xū yíngyǎng de zhǔyào láiyuán ，shànshí yíngyǎng shì bǎozhèng lǎoniánrén jiànkāng de jīshí 。wǔjǐng Guǎngdōngshěng zǒngduì yīyuàn yíngyǎng kēzhǔrèn zēngjīng zhǐchū lǎoniánrén yào zhùyì shēntǐ de yíngyǎng shìfǒu jūnhéng ，bùyào guòyú xiāngxìn “qiānjīnnánmǎi lǎo lái shòu ”de shuōfǎ ，yǒu kēxué de shànshí ānpái 、hélǐ de tǐlì huódòng yǐ bǎochí jiànkāng tǐzhòng ，néng jiǎnshǎo hé yánhuǎn jíbìng de fāshēng fāzhǎn 、tígāo lǎoniánrén de shēnghuó zhìliàng 。
The daily intake of food is the main source of nutrition for the human body. Dietary nutrition is the cornerstone for ensuring the health of the elderly. Zeng Jing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Armed Police Guangdong Provincial Corps Hospital, pointed out that the elderly should pay attention to whether the body's nutrition is balanced. Don't go overboard with the belief that thin is healthy for the elderly. Use scientific dietary planning and suitable physical activities to maintain a healthy weight. They can reduce and delay the occurrence and development of diseases and improve the quality of life of the elderly.
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