Word information
Simplified最是
Traditional最是
Pinyinzuì shì
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Chinese word dictionary
最是
zuì shì · (before an adjective, to indicate superlative degree) the most ...; (literary) what exemplifies this particular quality to the highest degree is ...
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是shì
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion); variant of 是[shi4]
但是dànshìbut; however
还是háishistill (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or
最zuì(before an adjective or verb) to the highest degree; (the) most ...; -est; (after 之[zhi1]) best or most extreme example (e.g. 世界之最[shi4 jie4 zhi1 zui4] "the greatest in the world"); old variant of 最[zui4]; variant of 最[zui4]
可是kěshìbut; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
只是zhǐshìmerely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however