正是(zhèng shì): is precisely
2 characters
is precisely
Character breakdown
2 characters · plays one at a time
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Example sentences
How 正是 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.
正是这个意思！
zhèng shì zhè ge yì sī
That's exactly what it means!
现在正是好时候。
xiàn zài zhèng shì hǎo shí hòu
The present time is a good time.
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