How to Say “Fair enough” in Chinese
Small talk and travel · HSK 3
"Fair enough" in Chinese is 也有道理 (Yě yǒu dào lǐ). Chinese doesn't have a perfect one-to-one for 'fair enough'; the vibe of conceding a point without fully agreeing gets split across a few phrases. 也有道理 ('that also has merit') acknowledges the other side's logic.
Primary translation
也有道理
Yě yǒu dào lǐ
Variants by register
Formal
您说得也对
Nín shuō de yě duì
Casual
行吧
Xíng ba
When to use it
Chinese doesn't have a perfect one-to-one for 'fair enough'; the vibe of conceding a point without fully agreeing gets split across a few phrases. 也有道理 ('that also has merit') acknowledges the other side's logic. 行吧 is the casual 'alright then' you'd use with friends when you're reluctantly accepting something, often with a slight sigh. 好吧 (hǎo ba) is similar but more resigned. The 吧 particle is key here; it softens the statement from a firm agreement to a 'ok, I'll go with it.' Avoid 公平 (fair); that's about fairness/justice, not concession.
Example sentences
你这么说也有道理，我不再争了。
Nǐ zhè me shuō yě yǒu dào lǐ, wǒ bù zài zhēng le.
Fair enough, I won't argue anymore.
行吧，那就听你的。
Xíng ba, nà jiù tīng nǐ de.
Fair enough, we'll do it your way.
好吧，你说的也对。
Hǎo ba, nǐ shuō de yě duì.
Fair enough, you have a point.