Chinese word

你也是

Pronunciation

Pinyinnǐ yě shì

Meaning

  • interjectionyou too

Example

他说你很厉害，我说：你也是。tā shuō nǐ hěn lì hài wǒ shuō nǐ yě shì

He said you were great, and I said, "You are too."

Illustration for 你也是 (you too)

More examples

朋友说：生日快乐，我回：你也是。péng yǒu shuō shēng rì kuài lè wǒ huí nǐ yě shì

A friend said, "Happy birthday," and I replied, "You too."

Core concept

A short conversational return that sends the same praise, feeling, or joke back to the other person.

Common phrases

  • 谢谢，你也是xiè xiè nǐ yě shì

    Thanks, you too

  • 你也是啊nǐ yě shì a

    you too

  • 你真棒，你也是nǐ zhēn bàng nǐ yě shì

    You're great, you too

Similar words

我也是wǒ yě shì: A brief reply showing that the speaker feels or experiences the same thing.
也是yě shì: A quick reply expressing simple agreement with another person's words.
过奖了guò jiǎng le: A humble reply used to brush aside a compliment.
哪里哪里ná lǐ ná lǐ: A soft, humble reply that rejects a compliment without sounding harsh.

Definition in Chinese

常用作对对方评价或玩笑的简短回敬，既可表示认同或同感，也可用来开玩笑或轻微反讽，句子通常省略具体谓语，靠语气区分含义。cháng yòng zuò duì duì fāng píng jià huò wán xiào de jián duǎn huí jìng jì kě biǎo shì rèn tóng huò tóng gǎn yě kě yòng lái kāi wán xiào huò qīng wēi fán fěng jù zi tōng cháng shěng lüè jù tǐ wèi yǔ kào yǔ qì qū fēn hán yì

Word origin

你也是 (nǐyěshì, "you too") combines 你 (nǐ, "you") + 也 (yě, "also") + 是 (shì, "be"), leaving the shared predicate unstated because the context supplies it.

Usage tips

  • A warm voice makes this reply sound friendly, while a flat or playful voice can make it teasing, so the same wording may agree with a compliment or gently turn a joke back.

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