正是

zhèngshì

adverb HSK 2 #1,149

Meanings

1 precisely
2 exactly

Characters

just; precisely

Examples

这正是我想要的。

Zhè zhèngshì wǒ xiǎng yào de.

This is exactly what I want.

正是因为这样，我才来的。

Zhèngshì yīnwèi zhèyàng, wǒ cái lái de.

It's precisely because of this that I came.

他正是我要找的人。

Tā zhèngshì wǒ yào zhǎo de rén.

He is exactly the person I'm looking for.

Tips

grammar

正是 emphasizes confirmation or identification. It's often used in the pattern 正是因为…(才)… meaning 'it's precisely because… (that)…'.

Stroke Order

正 zhèng

是 shì