No. 4,418 in Chinese
指是
"指是" means "refers to" or "indicates."
In a sentence
这本书指是关于历史的。
This book refers to history.
指是 is used here as a reference or indication towards a subject, emphasizing the book's content.
他的成功指是努力的结果。
His success is attributed to the result of hard work.
指是 denotes causation or attribution, connecting the success to its reason, hard work.
我想知道你指的是哪一件事。
I want to know which matter you are referring to.
指是 implies pointing or referring to something, requesting clarification of what is being mentioned.
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