# 正是 (zhèngshì)

In Mandarin Chinese, 正是 (zhèngshì) means “is precisely; is exactly”. It is part of the HSK 2 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: is precisely; is exactly
- Pinyin: zhèngshì (zheng4 shi4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 2

## Examples

- 这正是我想要的书。
  Zhè zhèngshì wǒ xiǎng yào de shū.
  This is precisely the book I want.

## Characters

- [正](https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-straight/) (zhèng): straight; upright
- [是](https://hanziro.com/word/shi-be/) (shì): to be; is

https://hanziro.com/word/zheng-shi-is-precisely/

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