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也是

yěshì

(colloquial) Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
(pseudoverb) to also be
Used to express dissatisfaction or annoyance.
that's true
to also be

Examples

妇女也是人。

Women are people.

Source: Tatoeba

你也是东亚人？

Are you East Asian too?

Source: Tatoeba

你也是，儿子！

You are too, son!

Source: Tatoeba

我也是17岁。

I'm 17, too.

Source: Tatoeba

他也是推销员。

He's also a salesman.

He's a salesman too.

Source: Tatoeba

Entry Composition

also; too; as well; (not ...) either
(used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a

to be (followed by substantives only)
correct; right; true
(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
(adverb for emphatic assertion)

variant of 是 shì

Containing this entry

蚊子再小也是肉

wénzizàixiǎoyěshìròu

lit. even a mosquito, though tiny, provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing

蚂蚱也是肉

màzhayěshìròu

lit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom)
fig. it's better than nothing