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title: "最…的是 (the most … thing is) in Chinese Grammar: The most … thing is (that) …, With Examples"
description: "最…的是 (the most … thing is): the most … thing is (that) …. 最 X 的是 …: introduces the most X point. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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[Chinese grammar](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar)

# 最…的是 (the most … thing is)

The most … thing is (that) …

最 X 的是 …: introduces the most X point.

## In stories

大家用得**最多的是**两个App：微信和支付宝。

[只带了现金怎么办？ · How to pay with your phone in China](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-pay-with-your-phone-in-china#library-word-147-151) HSK 3

**最有名的是**一个电话号码。

[中国人为什么喜欢数字八？ · Why is 8 a lucky number in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-is-8-a-lucky-number-in-china#library-word-183-188) HSK 3

他**最怕的是**电梯。

[最后一单 · A day in the life of a delivery rider](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-delivery-rider#library-word-141-145) HSK 4

**最常见的是**蓝色车牌，上面是白色的字，这是普通的小汽车。

[为什么有的车牌是绿色的？ · Why do Chinese cars have green license plates?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/why-chinese-cars-have-green-license-plates#library-word-25-30) HSK 4

[Read 只带了现金怎么办？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-pay-with-your-phone-in-china#library-word-147-151)

## More patterns

- […的时候 when …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/de-shihou)
- [是…的 (emphasis) it was … that (stresses when, where, how or who)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shi-de)
- [于是 so; and so; thereupon](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/yushi)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [像…一样/似的 like …; as … as …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/xiang-yiyang)
- [不是…吗 (rhetorical) isn’t it (the case) that …? — often rhetorical (surprise or objection)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bushi-ma)

## What does 最…的是 (the most … thing is) mean in Chinese?

The most … thing is (that) …. 最 X 的是 …: introduces the most X point.

## How common is 最…的是 (the most … thing is)?

It comes up in 11 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

## Does it correct my mistakes?

No. It shows which patterns a text uses and what each one does; it doesn’t mark errors. Paste a sentence you wrote to see whether it uses the pattern you meant.

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.