No. 8,267 in Chinese
is
In Chinese, there is no direct equivalent for "is"; its function is often conveyed by "是" (shì), meaning "to be."
In a sentence
他是我的哥哥。
He is my older brother.
This sentence uses '是' to indicate the identification of someone's relation to the speaker.
问题的答案是正确的。
The answer to the problem is correct.
In this context, '是' is used to emphasize the correctness of the subject.
这是一本好书。
This is a good book.
Here, '是' is used to introduce and affirm the subject's characteristic description.
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