即是 jíshì

  1. jíshì adverb namely; exactly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 就是 (Guoyu '即是' 2; Mathews 1931 '即是', p. 65)
  2. jíshì adverb such as; in this way
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 如此 (Guoyu '即是' 1; Mathews 1931 '即是', p. 65)
  3. jíshì adverb thus; in this way; tathā
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: yad idam, or: eva, or: tathā (BCSD '即是', p. 222; MW 'tathā')

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