yes – shu

Written as shì or shi

To remember that yes is pronounced shu (shi) in Mandarin Chinese, use the following mnemonic:

"Yes", she said, but only if you get rid of that shirt (shu).

Note: To clearly distinguish in the memory that we are dealing with the word "yes" we have enhanced the picture above by connecting "yes" to when a woman gives the answer "yes" to a marriage proposal.