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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

也是 [yěshì]
  1. 1. 助词 Used in sentences, "的"is often followed to express the feeling to blame.
    也是的,怎么说分手就分手阿。
    What's the matter with you? You broke up with her so hastily.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

也是 [yěshì]
  1. 1. 用在句中,后面常跟"的"连用,表略带责备、埋怨的语气
    这天也是的,说热就热成这样。

Examples

和他辩也是白搭。
It's no use arguing with him.
倒退三十年,我也是个壮小伙子。
Thirty years ago, I was a strapping young fellow too.
倒转来说,也是这样。
The same is true the other way round.
读书是学习,使用也是学习,而且是更重要的学习。
Reading is learning, but applying is also learning and the more important kind of learning at that.
到各处走走,见识见识也是好的。
It's not a bad idea to go around a bit and gain experience.
咱俩结为夫妻,也是前缘。
It is our foreordained affinity that we should become husband and wife.
初次相会,说话不多,也是人之常情。
To say very little at the first meeting is natural and normal.
既然他不讲理,跟他争辩也是枉然。
It's no use arguing with him when he refuses to listen to reason.
我妹妹也是售货员。
My sister is a shop assistant too.
这场球打输了,一方面是由于对方实力较强,另一方面也是因为我们没有配合好。
We lost the game because, for one thing, our opponents were quite strong and, for another, our teamwork was poor.

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