Difference between revisions of "Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you""

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既 (jì) can be used in conjunction with either 又 (yòu) or 也 (yě) to express that something is "both A and B":

既 + A + 又 + B

A and B can be adjectives, verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will be of the same form.

这个同事既积极又努力。Zhège tóngshì jì jījí yòu nǔlì.This colleague is both active and hardworking.
这家餐厅既便宜又好吃。Zhè jiā cāntīng jì piányi yòu hǎochī.This restaurant is cheap and delicious.
他做事情既快又好。Tā zuò shìqíng jì kuài yòu hǎo.He does things both quickly and well.
这家银行的服务既热情又周到。Zhè jiā yínháng de fúwù jì rèqíng yòu zhōudào.This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.
这个产品的设计既时尚又人性化。Zhè ge chǎnpǐn de shèjì jì shíshàng yòu rénxìng huà.This product's design is both stylish and humane.

The structure can also be formed with 也, but here it is used primarily for verbs or verb phrases:

既 + [Verb Phrase] ，也 + [Verb Phrase]

这里既是你的家乡，也是我的家乡。Zhèlǐ jì shì nǐ de jiāxiāng, yě shì wǒ de jiāxiāng.This is both your hometown and mine.
她既是我妈妈，也是我朋友。Tā jì shì wǒ māmā, yě shì wǒ péngyou.She is both my mother and my friend.
要求是你既要会说流利的中文，也要会说流利的英文。Yāoqiú shì nǐ jì yào huì shuō liúlì de Zhōngwén, yě yào huì shuō liúlì de Yīngwén.The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.
你不要多管闲事，因为这既和你没关系，也和我没关系。Nǐ bù yào duō guǎn xiánshì, yīnwèi zhè jì hé nǐ méi guānxi, yě hé wǒ méi guānxi.Do not meddle in it, for it is neither your business nor mine.
爸爸很生我的气，不过他既没打我，也没骂我。Bàba hěn shēng wǒ de qì, bùguò tā jì méi dǎ wǒ, yě méi mà wǒ.Dad was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor yelled at me.

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 ===Structure===
 <div class="jiegou">
 既 + A + 又 + B
 </div>
-A and B can be adjectives, verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will take the same form i.e. if A is an adjective B will also be an adjective.
+A and B can be adjectives, verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will be of the same form.
 === Examples ===