Expressing "both A and B" with "you"

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The character 又 (yòu) can be used to attribute two qualities to something. This is like saying that something is "both ... and ... " in English.

Structure

The structure in Chinese is:

Subject + 又 + Adjective 1 + 又 + Adjective 2

Examples

  • 聪明 漂亮
  • 这 个 啤酒 好喝 便宜

Notice that as in English, the two words can't contrast in feeling. They must both be bad or both be good.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

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