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:

既 + adjective + 也 + adjective

The structure can also be formed with 又:

既 + adjective + 又 + adjective

These function in exactly the same way. Any two adjectives can be inserted into this structure. Some examples:

  • 他 做 事情
  • 很 胖 很 臭
  • 好看 很 聪明