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Expressing "both A and B" with "you"
When you're getting descriptive, you may find yourself wanting to use multiple adjectives at a time. The character 又 (yòu) can be used to give two qualities to something. Using the double 又 (yòu) structure is like saying that something is "both… and…" in English.
- Keywords
- 又 · both · and
- Used for
- Expressing quality · Describing things
- Classification
- Adverbs with Adjectives · HSK3
Examples (10)
她男朋友又高又帅。
这个房子又大又亮。
妈妈的头发又黑又亮。
我姐姐又聪明又漂亮。
中国菜又便宜又好吃。
你们老板又年轻又有钱。
这里的咖啡又贵又难喝。
我家小狗又可爱又听话。
上海的冬天又冷又湿。
她小时候又矮又瘦。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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