是指

mean; refer to

→ 是
phrase Common #5,047
mean; refer to Used to clarify what a word, statement, or thing refers to.
CH: 你说的“方便”是指什么?
EN: What do you mean by “convenient”?

你的感觉是指什么?

What do you mean by your feeling?

— 罗拉快跑 (1998)

放晴是指…晴女

“Clearing up” means… a sunshine girl.

— 天气之子 (2019)

妳说的谷仓是指山丘上的那个吗?

When you say the barn, do you mean the one on the hill?

— 记忆中的玛妮 (2014)

这一切是指怎么到这的

What does all this mean? How did we get here?

— 亚特兰蒂斯:失落的帝国 (2001)

工作是指写作吗用电脑?

Does “work” mean writing on a computer?

— 坠落的审判 (2023)

遗体是指死人吗

Does “遗体” refer to a dead person’s body?

— 入殓师 (2008)

你说的幸福是指什么?

What do you mean by happiness?

— 托尼·厄德曼 (2016)

我一直都很想要再回来回来是指…回这里?

I’ve always really wanted to come back. By “come back,” do you mean… come back here?

— 辉夜姬物语 (2013)