Difference between revisions of "Expressing "both A and B" with "you""

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==See also==
 
==See also==
 
*[[Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"]]
 
*[[Simultaneous tasks with "yibian"]]
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*[[Expressing "Not Only… But Also"]]
 
*[["Both… and…" with "ji"]](advanced article)
 
*[["Both… and…" with "ji"]](advanced article)
  
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]
 
[[Category:A2 grammar points]]

Revision as of 06:47, 18 November 2011

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:

  • 聪明 漂亮
  • 这 个 啤酒 好喝 便宜
  • 难看 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