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How to say “both… and…” in Chinese with 既 (jì) … 又 (yòu)

既 (jì)⋯⋯也 (yě) / 又 (yòu)⋯⋯

既 (jì)…又 (yòu) — both… and…

HSK 4Sentence Patterns

Rule structure

既 (jì)…又 (yòu)… means "both… and…". It connects two positive qualities or actions. Cannot be used with negatives.

Examples

这个苹果既大又甜。

Zhège píngguǒ jì dà yòu tián.

This apple is both big and sweet.

他既聪明也勤奋。

Tā jì cōngmíng yě qínfèn.

He is both smart and hardworking.

这本书既有趣也有用。

Zhè běnshū jì yǒuqù yě yǒuyòng.

This book is both interesting and useful.

Practice

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Characters

Words from this rule

也

yě

Also, too

又

yòu

Again

这个

zhè ge

This, this one

苹果

píngguǒ

Apple

大

dà

Big, large, old (sibling)

甜

tián

Sweet

他

tā

He

聪明

cōngmíng

Clever, smart

勤奋

qín fèn

Diligent; industrious; hardworking

这

zhè

This

本

běn

Measure word for books and notebooks; root, origin

书

shū

Book

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “both… and…” in Chinese with 既…又?

Use the structure: 既 (jì)⋯⋯也 (yě) / 又 (yòu)⋯⋯. For example: 这个苹果既大又甜。 — “This apple is both big and sweet”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

这个苹果既大又甜。 — “This apple is both big and sweet”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 4.

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为…而… — purpose with 为…而…

为 (wèi) + Purpose + 而 (ér) + Action

以 为 — take as, regard as

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并 — emphasizing negation

并 (bìng) + 不 (bù) / 没 (méi) + Verb / Adj.

任何 — any, no matter what

任何 (rènhé) + Noun + 都 (dōu) / 也 (yě)…

在 — location with 上/下/里/旁边

在 (zài) + Place + 上 (shàng) / 下 (xià) / 里 (lǐ) / 旁边 (pángbiān)

全 — whole, entire

全 (quán) + Measure Word + Noun

到 — until (time/place/degree)

Verb + 到 (dào) + Time / Place / Degree