又……又……
Both … and … (two qualities at once)
HSK 2 · 4 examples
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又 A 又 B puts two descriptions on the same subject. Both are true at the same time, and the order does not matter: 她又聪明又努力 = 她又努力又聪明.
It works with adjectives and with verbs that describe a state, and the tone is usually warm — or mildly complaining: 这个箱子又大又重。
Examples
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The buns at this shop are cheap and tasty.
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He both runs and swims every morning.
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It's cold and damp outside, let's not go out.
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My sister was so happy she wanted to laugh and cry at once.
Watch out
- Both halves must describe the same person or thing. If they don't, use two sentences.
- Never put 很 inside: 又很好又很多 is wrong — say 又好又多。
Words in these examples
All 27 words used in the examples above — tap any word in an example to look it up in place. Words above this level are marked new .
- 这zhèHSK 1this, the, here
- 家jiāHSK 1house, home, residence; family
- 店diànHSK 1shop, store; inn, hotel
- 的deHSK 1possessive, adjectival suffix
- 包子bāo ziHSK 1bao (steamed stuffed bun)
- 又yòuHSK 2and, also, again, in addition
- 便宜biàn yíHSK 2convenient
- 好吃hǎo chīHSK 1tasty; delicious
- 他tāHSK 1other, another; he, she, it
- 每měiHSK 2every, each
- 天tiānHSK 1sky, heaven; god, celestial
- 早上zǎo shangHSK 1early morning
- 跑步pǎo bùnewto run; to jog; (military) to march at the double
- 游泳yóu yǒngnewswimming; to swim
- 外面wài miànnewoutside (also pr. [wài mian] for this sense); surface; exterior; external appearance
- 冷lěngHSK 1cold, cool; lonely
- 湿shīnewwet, moist, humid, damp; illness
- 我们wǒ menHSK 1we; us; ourselves; our
- 别biéHSK 1separate, other; do not
- 出去chū qùHSK 1to go out
- 了leHSK 1to finish; particle of completed action
- 妹妹mèi meiHSK 1younger sister; young woman
- 高兴gāo xìngHSK 1happy; glad; willing (to do sth); in a cheerful mood
- 得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
- 想xiǎngHSK 1think, speculate, plan, consider
- 笑xiàoHSK 1smile, laugh, giggle; snicker
- 哭kūHSK 2weep, cry, wail