Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you"

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A simple way to express that something is "both A and B" is to the following structure:

Structure with 又

既 + A + 又 + B

A和B两部分可以是并列的形容词、动词也可以是小句。大部分情况下A和B是并列和对称的。

Examples

  • 他 做 事情 好。
  • 这 家 银行 的 服务 热情 周到。
  • 这个 产品 的 设计 时尚 人性化。

Structure with 也

These two functions in exactly the same way. The structure can also be formed with 也:

既 + adjective + 也 + adjective

Some examples:

Examples

  • 是 我 妈妈 是 我 朋友。
  • 我们 去过 西欧 去 过 美国。
  • 犯错 的时候,爸爸 不 打 我 不 骂 我。

See also

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