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* 他 做 事情 <em>既</em> 快 <em>又</em> 好。<span class="trans">He does things both quickly and well.</span>
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* 他 做 事情 <em>既</em> 快 <em>又</em> 好。<span class="pinyin">Tā zuò shìqíng <em>jì</em> kuài <em>yòu</em> hǎo.</span><span class="trans">He does things both quickly and well.</span>
* 这 家 银行 的 服务<em>既</em> 热情 <em>又</em>周到。<span class="trans">This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.</span>
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* 这 家 银行 的 服务<em>既</em> 热情 <em>又</em>周到。<span class="pinyin">Zhè jiā yínháng de fúwù <em>jì</em> rèqíng <em>yòu</em> zhōudào.</span><span class="trans">This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.</span>
* 这个 产品 的 设计 <em>既</em> 时尚 <em>又</em> 人性化。<span class="trans">This product's design is both stylish and humane.</span>
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* 这个 产品 的 设计 <em>既</em> 时尚 <em>又</em> 人性化。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge chǎnpǐn de shèjì <em>jì</em> shíshàng <em>yòu</em> rénxìng huà.</span><span class="trans">This product's design is both stylish and humane.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 20:37, 28 June 2020

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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":

Used with 又

Structure

既 + A + 又 + B

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.

Examples

  • 他 做 事情 好。Tā zuò shìqíng kuài yòu hǎo.He does things both quickly and well.
  • 这 家 银行 的 服务 热情 周到。Zhè jiā yínháng de fúwù rèqíng yòu zhōudào.This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.
  • 这个 产品 的 设计 时尚 人性化。Zhè ge chǎnpǐn de shèjì shíshàng yòu rénxìng huà.This product's design is both stylish and humane.

Used with 也

Structure

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]

Examples

  • 是 我 妈妈 , 是 我 朋友。She is both my mother and my friend.
  • 要求 是 你 要 会 说 流利 的 中文 , 要 会 说 流利 的 英文 。The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.
  • 爸爸 很 生 我 的 气 ,不过 他 没 打 我 , 没 骂 我 。Dad was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor yelled at me.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books