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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
是 shì	是 \| 是* \| *是	to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)	HSK 1

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
特别 tèbié	特别 \| 特别* \| *特别	unusual; special / very; especially; particularly / expressly; for a specific purpose / (often followed by 是) in particular	特別 HSK 3


是 shì	是 \| 是* \| *是	variant of 是	昰 HSK 1


乃是 nǎishì	乃是 \| 乃是* \| *乃是	equivalent to either 是 or 就是

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