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📘 Lernkarte #2728 — 正是 (zhèngshì)

#2728   PINYIN
(exactly / precisely / just is)

🔤 Basic Data

  • Hanzi: 正是

  • Pinyin: zhèngshì

  • IPA: [ʈʂɤ̂ŋ ʂɨ̂]

  • Tone: 🟣 4 + 🟣 4

  • Meaning: exactly; precisely; just (emphatic confirmation)

  • Semantic class: adverb / emphatic verb phrase

  • HSK: 2–3

  • Frequency: very high (spoken & written)

⭐ Core Meaning

EN:
正是 (zhèngshì) means “exactly / precisely / just is”.
It is used to strongly confirm, emphasize, or point out the exact match between two things.

DE:
正是 (zhèngshì) bedeutet „genau / exakt / eben das ist“.
Es dient zur klaren Bestätigung oder Hervorhebung, dass etwas genau zutrifft.

➡️ 正是 = exactly is (emphatic)

🔗 Common Collocations & Patterns

Hanzi Pinyin English Deutsch
正是因为… zhèngshì yīnwèi… precisely because… genau weil …
正是这样 zhèngshì zhèyàng exactly like this genau so
正是他 zhèngshì tā it’s exactly him genau er ist es
正是这个原因 zhèngshì zhège yuányīn exactly this reason genau dieser Grund
正是时候 zhèngshì shíhou exactly the right time genau der richtige Zeitpunkt

🇬🇧 ENGLISH — Full Explanation (with Pinyin)

正是 is used for strong affirmation or emphasis, often in explanations or arguments.

Typical usage

confirmation
你说得对，正是这个意思。
Nǐ shuō de duì, zhèngshì zhège yìsi.
You’re right—that’s exactly what it means.

cause–effect emphasis
正是因为下雨，我们才没去。
Zhèngshì yīnwèi xiàyǔ, wǒmen cái méi qù.
It was exactly because it rained that we didn’t go.

identification
站在门口的那个人正是老师。
Zhàn zài ménkǒu de nà ge rén zhèngshì lǎoshī.
The person standing at the door is exactly the teacher.

⚠️ Usage notes (EN)

  • stronger and more explicit than 正好

  • often used in explanations, arguments, narratives

  • can sound formal or emphatic depending on context

🇩🇪 DEUTSCH — Erklärung (mit Pinyin)

正是 wird benutzt, um etwas eindeutig zu bestätigen oder hervorzuheben.

Typische Verwendung

Bestätigung
你猜得没错，正是他。
Nǐ cāi de méi cuò, zhèngshì tā.
Du hast richtig geraten, genau er ist es.

Begründung
正是这个问题导致了失败。
Zhèngshì zhège wèntí dǎozhì le shībài.
Genau dieses Problem hat zum Scheitern geführt.

⚠️ Hinweis (DE)

  • sehr geeignet für Argumentation

  • stärker als 是

  • häufig in schriftlichem Stil

🌟 COMPARISON — 正是 vs similar words

Meaning Pinyin Hanzi Note
exactly (emphatic) zhèngshì 正是 strong confirmation
just right zhènghǎo 正好 timing / coincidence
correct zhèngquè 正确 factual correctness
exactly so zhèngshì zhèyàng 正是这样 fixed phrase
really zhēn 真 degree emphasis

01｜Syllable Analysis — zhèng · shì

  • zhèng — IPA [ʈʂɤ̂ŋ] — Tone 4 — exact / right

  • shì — IPA [ʂɨ̂] — Tone 4 — to be

Tone pattern: 4 → 4
→ firm emphasis → confirmation

02｜Mnemonics — 正是

Category EN DE
Meaning link exactly is genau ist
Tone link double fall Nachdruck
Visual spotlight on answer Spotlight auf Antwort
Memory tip “right = is” „richtig = ist“

03｜Didactic Summary — 正是

Focus EN DE
Meaning exactly genau
Usage emphasis Betonung
Tone 4 + 4 4. + 4. Ton
Register neutral–formal neutral–formell
Frequency very high sehr hoch

❌ Common Learner Notes

❌ 正是 = 正好 ❌ (emphasis ≠ timing)
❌ only equals “is” ❌ (it emphasizes identity)

✅ 正是这样 ✔️
✅ 正是因为… ✔️
✅ 正是他 ✔️

✅ Fazit #2728 — 正是 (zhèngshì)

EN:
A high-frequency emphatic expression meaning exactly / precisely, essential for clear confirmation and argumentation.

DE:
Ein sehr wichtiges Wort für genau / exakt, ideal zur klaren Bestätigung und Betonung.