X是它，Y也是它 Same Outcome in Chinese
X是它，Y也是它
X是它，Y也是它 presents two alternatives as leading to the same unavoidable outcome or choice. The repeated pronoun-like predicate 它 is a fixed slot in the official formula, while 也 marks the second alternative as equally applicable. It often closes a discussion of limited options.
Published August 12, 2026
Reviewed August 12, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
X 是它，Y 也 是它
Read the structure
X是它，Y也是它 presents two alternatives as leading to the same unavoidable outcome or choice. The repeated pronoun-like predicate 它 is a fixed slot in the official formula, while 也 marks the second alternative as equally applicable. It often closes a discussion of limited options. Keep the model X 是它，Y 也 是它 visible while you compare each sentence.
好是它，坏也是它，你没有别的选择。
Good or bad, it is the same choice; you have no alternative.
Choose the right context
Show that different options have the same result. Emphasize that no alternative changes the decision. Use paired clauses to close an argument about choices.
成功是它，失败也是它，我不后悔。
Success or failure, it is the same outcome, and I do not regret it.
Respect the boundary
Do not interpret 它 as a literal object in every use. Do not use it for two unrelated identities. Do not omit 也 in the second clause of the fixed formula.
好是它，坏是它。
(Good is it, bad is it.)
Repair the pattern
也 is omitted from the second clause: 也 marks the second alternative as equally leading to the same result. It is used as an ordinary identity sentence: Literal identity or possession uses an ordinary predicate; the target formula compares alternative outcomes.
好是它，坏也是它。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
好是它，坏也是它，你没有别的选择。
Good or bad, it is the same choice; you have no alternative.
好
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
是
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
它
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
，
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
坏
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
也是
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
它
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
，
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
你
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
没有
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
别的
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
选择
X 是它，Y 也 是它
This part occupies the X 是它，Y 也 是它 position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
好是它，坏也是它，你没有别的选择。
Good or bad, it is the same choice; you have no alternative.
成功是它，失败也是它，我不后悔。
Success or failure, it is the same outcome, and I do not regret it.
等一个小时是它，等两个小时也是它。
Waiting one hour or two hours leads to the same choice.
去是它，不去也是它，决定已经做好了。
Going or not going makes no difference; the decision is made.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- Show that different options have the same result.
- Emphasize that no alternative changes the decision.
- Use paired clauses to close an argument about choices.
Do not use it when
- Do not interpret 它 as a literal object in every use.
- Do not use it for two unrelated identities.
- Do not omit 也 in the second clause of the fixed formula.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
好是它，坏是它。
好是它，坏也是它。
也 is omitted from the second clause
也 marks the second alternative as equally leading to the same result.
这本书是它，那本书也是它。
这本书是我的，那本书也是我的。
It is used as an ordinary identity sentence
Literal identity or possession uses an ordinary predicate; the target formula compares alternative outcomes.
好是它，坏是它。
也 marks the second alternative as equally leading to the same result.
这本书是它，那本书也是它。
Literal identity or possession uses an ordinary predicate; the target formula compares alternative outcomes.
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with X是它，Y也是它.
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with X是它，Y也是它. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
X是它，Y也是它 Same Outcome Questions
What does 它 refer to?
In this fixed formula, 它 functions as a repeated slot representing the same result or choice. Its discourse meaning comes from the paired alternatives, not a single concrete object.
Can X and Y be clauses?
Yes. Short verb or adjective phrases can fill X and Y as long as the two alternatives remain parallel and the same-outcome reading is recoverable.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: Appendix A, Level 5 item 【五62】, PDF p. 232 (printed p. 226)
Lists X是它，Y也是它 and gives good/bad, success/failure, and waiting-time examples.
Official source对外汉语口语教学语法大纲的构建
徐晶凝 · 《语言教学与研究》 · 2016
Locator: Section 2.1.2, repeated spoken formulas, pp. 4–5
Analyzes repeated copular slots as colloquial formulas whose parallel clauses express stance and limited alternatives.
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