Difference between revisions of "Expressing "both A and B" with "you""
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*[["Both… and…" with "ji"]](advanced article) | *[["Both… and…" with "ji"]](advanced article) | ||
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| + | == Sources and further reading == | ||
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| + | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 66) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy] | ||
[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
Revision as of 06:25, 4 January 2012
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.
See also
- Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"
- Expressing "Not Only… But Also"
- "Both… and…" with "ji"(advanced article)
