<p>Simple translate: You are nothing.</p>

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Actually, I learn this word from World of Warcraft. While the 4th boss (Deathbringer Saurfang) of Icecrown Citadel (ICC), he will say "You are nothing" to a player who been killed. And if you are played a Chinese version, you will see a text "你什么都不是" while hearing such a sad voice. hah
Allen St.Clair
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Allen St.Clair
<p>你什么都不是。  You are not anything at all.</p>

<p>你 you</p>

<p>什么 what (using the extending meaning "anything" here)</p>

<p>都 at all</p>

<p>不是 <em>not</em>, an auxiliary word means negative</p>

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Victor
<p>you are a nobody .我是中国人 我知道答案。告诉你们了</p>

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2013-12-09T01:01:59.123Z
Can you expand on that and give a more semantic explanation?
deutschZuid
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2013-12-09T11:53:17.603Z
@deutschZuid Allow me to explain. IMHO, _You are a nobody._ is a better translation than _You are nothing._ _Person_ is implied in 什么. I agree that the OP of this answer is somewhat impolite. He probably deserves the downvote. But, his answer is the most correct one here.(I am also a Chinese.)
Nobody
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"You are nobody" would be more idiomatic in English. 'A nobody' sounds very strange to my ears. Anyway, I was trying to encourage the guy to expand on his answer. I am fully aware what he meant.
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ruan
<p>你什么都不是actually means"you are nothing,what right do you have to do this?",it's usually used when you quarrel with someone you despise because he/she is snooty or stupid,it's sort of rude,a more common expression is 你算什么东西 or 你他妈算什么东西,i suggest that you'd better not say 你什么都不是，你算什么东西 or 你他妈算什么东西 unless you wanna give someone a lesson,because they are expressions in a rude way,but if you hear someone says that to you，it implies he/she is not friendly to you.Sometimes you may hear someone say "你什么都不是" to himself,it probably means he blames himself  because he does something stupid.</p>

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user3686
<p>it's mean “You are a waste”  but it is more tactfully。Don't be serious occasion to say this sentence, it is considered an insult or hurt. For example: meeting, break up
------------------------------You would think that this would be that, but it's true. In addition, I talk with Baidu Chinese translation (search engine a Chinese common) translated into English in released, may be because of social philosophy and misunderstanding, please forgive me</p>

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2013-12-08T14:48:17.100Z
Online translation engines do not translate text very well. This answer is almost completely unintelligible. And “You are a waste” is a different sentiment from 你什么都不是.
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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user3074575
<p>means:
you suck!you are nothing!</p>

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大崔同学
<p>Literally: you are nothing at all, usually used in a disparaging way from what I can gather.  It follows the common pattern of Sub+什么都不+Verb, meaning that the subject verbs nothing at all.  Ex: 我什么都不知道 = I don't know anything.</p>

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user238264
<p>Literal translation:</p>

<p>你 - You<br>
什么 - what / who / something / anything<br>
都 - entire / all<br>
不是 - blame</p>

<p>My guess - It's all your fault?</p>

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2013-12-07T04:16:58.047Z
Similar expression: 你算哪根葱.
Stan
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2013-12-08T14:49:49.403Z
Your main misconception here is that 不是 means ‘blame’. It does not. 不 means ‘not’ and 是 means ‘to be’. In other words, [you] [anything] [entirely/at all] [not] [are] is a verbatim translation that should make it clear how this means ‘You are nothing at all’.
Janus Bahs Jacquet
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What does "你什么都不是" mean?
# What does "你什么都不是" mean?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2013-12-06)

Literal translation:

你 - You  
什么 - what / who / something / anything  
都 - entire / all  
不是 - blame

My guess - It's all your fault?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Similar expression: 你算哪根葱.  
> **username_2**: Your main misconception here is that 不是 means ‘blame’. It does not. 不 means ‘not’ and 是 means ‘to be’. In other words, [you] [anything] [entirely/at all] [not] [are] is a verbatim translation that should make it clear how this means ‘You are nothing at all’.  

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### Answer by username_11 on 2013-12-07. Score: 8 | Accepted answer

Literally: you are nothing at all, usually used in a disparaging way from what I can gather. It follows the common pattern of Sub+什么都不+Verb, meaning that the subject verbs nothing at all. Ex: 我什么都不知道 = I don't know anything.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2013-12-09. Score: 4

Simple translate: You are nothing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: Actually, I learn this word from World of Warcraft. While the 4th boss (Deathbringer Saurfang) of Icecrown Citadel (ICC), he will say "You are nothing" to a player who been killed. And if you are played a Chinese version, you will see a text "你什么都不是" while hearing such a sad voice. hah  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2013-12-31. Score: 1

你什么都不是。 You are not anything at all.

你 you

什么 what (using the extending meaning "anything" here)

都 at all

不是 *not*, an auxiliary word means negative


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### Answer by username_5 on 2013-12-08. Score: 1

you are a username_7 .我是中国人 我知道答案。告诉你们了

> **Comments:**
> **username_6**: Can you expand on that and give a more semantic explanation?  
> **username_7**: @username_6 Allow me to explain. IMHO, _You are a username_7._ is a better translation than _You are nothing._ _Person_ is implied in 什么. I agree that the OP of this answer is somewhat impolite. He probably deserves the downvote. But, his answer is the most correct one here.(I am also a Chinese.)  
> **username_6**: "You are username_7" would be more idiomatic in English. 'A username_7' sounds very strange to my ears. Anyway, I was trying to encourage the guy to expand on his answer. I am fully aware what he meant.  

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### Answer by username_8 on 2013-12-19. Score: 1

你什么都不是actually means"you are nothing,what right do you have to do this?",it's usually used when you quarrel with someone you despise because he/she is snooty or stupid,it's sort of rude,a more common expression is 你算什么东西 or 你他妈算什么东西,i suggest that you'd better not say 你什么都不是，你算什么东西 or 你他妈算什么东西 unless you wanna give someone a lesson,because they are expressions in a rude way,but if you hear someone says that to you，it implies he/she is not friendly to you.Sometimes you may hear someone say "你什么都不是" to himself,it probably means he blames himself because he does something stupid.


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### Answer by username_9 on 2013-12-07. Score: 0

it's mean “You are a waste” but it is more tactfully。Don't be serious occasion to say this sentence, it is considered an insult or hurt. For example: meeting, break up
------------------------------You would think that this would be that, but it's true. In addition, I talk with Baidu Chinese translation (search engine a Chinese common) translated into English in released, may be because of social philosophy and misunderstanding, please forgive me

> **Comments:**
> **username_2**: Online translation engines do not translate text very well. This answer is almost completely unintelligible. And “You are a waste” is a different sentiment from 你什么都不是.  

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### Answer by username_10 on 2013-12-20. Score: -1

means:
you suck!you are nothing!


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