Unironic way to say 'you're/that's so kind' or 'thanks for your kindness'

Question

I was wondering how to say "you're/that's so kind!" or "thanks for your kindness!" (after receiving a compliment about my appearance/hair) unironically in Chinese, because I have been told that these phrases (such as 你真友善 or 你非常善良) aren't generally spoken in the language seriously and perceived to be sarcastic. Are there any alternatives/equivalent phrases I can use, apart from just 谢谢? Thank you!

Answer 1

To most people, you can say "謝謝你(的讚美)" or just "謝謝(了/啦)", with a big smile when receiving a compliment.

To close friends, you can say "謝謝, 你真好/甜" = "Thank you, you are so nice/sweet".

"你真友善 - You are so friendly" can be said to your friend when his/her compliment essentially is a "mock", for example: "恭喜你又得了個全班倒數第一:)", or "恭喜你又得到了最嘉勇氣獎:)"

"你非常善良" - "You are so kindhearted" is a compliment offered by you to a person who has shown kindness, or done a kind act, toward a third party. It obviously does not fit your purpose but can be used when subjected to mocking.

Answer 2

What you say will depend a lot on the situation. If you give a concrete context, then it will be possible to give a specific answer that does not sound strange.

Generally:

你人真好: you are kind
谢谢你对我这么好: thank you for your kindness

With hairstyle as context, you could say this:

Your new hairstyle looks great!
你的新发型看起来很棒！
Thank you, you're very kind.
谢谢, 你很客气.