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是不是
shì bù shì
  1. 1 is or isn't
  2. 2 yes or no
  3. 3 whether or not
是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛 | 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ , qiān chū lai liù liu
  1. 1 lit. to see whether it's a mule or a horse, take it out for a walk (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the proof of the pudding is in the eating
  3. 3 to show what one is made of
人是铁饭是钢 | 人是鐵飯是鋼
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
说是一回事，做又是另外一回事 | 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
  1. 1 Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
是骡子是马，拉出来遛遛 | 是騾子是馬，拉出來遛遛
shì luó zi shì mǎ , lā chū lai liù liu
  1. 1 是騾子是馬，牽出來遛遛|是骡子是马，牵出来遛遛[shì luó zi shì mǎ
  2. 2 qiān chū lai liù liu]
唯命是从 | 唯命是從
wéi mìng shì cóng
  1. 1 to follow obediently
实事求是 | 實事求是
shí shì qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek truth from facts (idiom)
  2. 2 to be practical and realistic
不是鱼死就是网破 | 不是魚死就是網破
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
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
事实求是 | 事實求是
shì shí qiú shì
  1. 1 to seek the truth from facts
不是东西 | 不是東西
bù shì dōng xi
  1. 1 (derog.) to be a good-for-nothing
  2. 2 worthless nobody
  3. 3 no-good
是味儿 | 是味兒
shì wèi r
  1. 1 (of food) to have the right taste
  2. 2 (of people) to feel at ease
于是乎 | 於是乎
yú shì hū
  1. 1 therefore
是药三分毒 | 是藥三分毒
shì yào sān fēn dú
  1. 1 every medicine has its side effect
可不是
kě bu shì
  1. 1 that's just the way it is
  2. 2 exactly!
是拉差
shì lā chā
  1. 1 sriracha (loanword)
俯拾即是
fǔ shí jí shì
比比皆是
bǐ bǐ jiē shì
  1. 1 can be found everywhere
惹是生非
rě shì shēng fēi
  1. 1 to stir up trouble
唯利是图 | 唯利是圖
wéi lì shì tú
  1. 1 to seek nothing but profit (idiom); personal profit before everything
  2. 2 self-seeking