那是 (nà shi) — (colloquial, interjection-like) of course; naturally; you bet
Definition
A colloquial, sentence-final tag meaning 'of course / naturally!' — used as an interjection-like reply, not as the literal 'that is'. Spoken and casual in tone.
verb
(colloquial, interjection-like) of coursenaturallyyou bet
Examples
- ？那是！Nǐ jué de zhè ge diàn yǐng hǎo kàn ma? nà shi!Do you think this movie is good? Of course!
- 。那是，。Tā de hàn yǔ shuō dé zhēn hǎo. nà shi, tā xué le shí nián le.His Chinese is really good. Naturally, he's been studying for ten years.
- 。那是，。Zhè shì wǒ men zuì hǎo de chǎn pǐn. nà shi, zhì liàng méi huà shuō.This is our best product. Of course, the quality is unquestionable.
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