Difference between revisions of "Expressing "both A and B" with "you""
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"]] | *[[Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"]] | ||
| + | *[[Expressing "Not Only… But Also"]] | ||
*[["Both… and…" with "ji"]](advanced article) | *[["Both… and…" with "ji"]](advanced article) | ||
[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 18 November 2011
The character 又 (yòu) can be used to to attribute two qualities to something. This is like saying that something is "both ... and ... " in English. The structure in Chinese is:
Subject + 又 + Adjective 1 + 又 + Adjective 2
Some examples:
- 她 又 聪明 又 漂亮。
- 这 个 啤酒 又 好喝 又 便宜。
- 他 又 难看 又 很 笨。
Notice that as in English, the two words can't contrast in feeling. They must both be bad or both be good.
