正是

• 拼音: zhèng shì
• 汉字拆解: 正 = 一 (one) + 止 (stop), meaning 'just/precisely'; 是 = 日 (sun) + 疋 (foot), meaning 'to be'

含义

Precisely; exactly; it is indeed. Used to confirm or emphasize that something is exactly as stated.

An emphatic expression used to highlight that something matches precisely. Often used in formal speech or writing. Functions as an adverb-verb combination meaning 'is exactly/precisely.'

例句

1. 这正是我想说的。
2. 正是因为下雨，我们才没出去。
3. 他正是那天来的那个人。

用法指南

语境: narrative, expressive

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这正是我要找的东西。(This is exactly what I was looking for.)
• 正是这个原因让我改变了想法。(It is precisely this reason that made me change my mind.)

错误说法

• 他正是很高。(Don't use 正是 before adjectives — it is used before nouns or clauses. Say 他确实很高 instead.)

起源与历史

Compound of 正 (just/precisely) and 是 (to be), literally 'precisely is.'

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal