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# Expressing "both… and…" with "既...又"
<SentenceQuiz>
- 这个 同事 _既_ 积极 _又_ 努力。
<!-- - Zhège tóngshì _jì_ jījí _yòu_ nǔlì. -->
- This colleague is both proactive and hard-working.
- 这 家 餐厅 _既_ 便宜 _又_ 好吃。
<!-- - Zhè jiā cāntīng _jì_ piányi _yòu_ hǎochī. -->
- This restaurant is both cheap and delicious.
- 他 做 事情 _既_ 快 _又_ 好。
<!-- - Tā zuò shìqing _jì_ kuài _yòu_ hǎo. -->
- He does things both quickly and well.
- 这 家 银行 的 服务 _既_ 热情 _又_ 周到。
<!-- - Zhè jiā yínháng de fúwù _jì_ rèqíng _yòu_ zhōudào. -->
- This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.
- 这个 产品 的 设计 _既_ 时尚 _又_ 人性化。
<!-- - Zhège chǎnpǐn de shèjì _jì_ shíshàng _yòu_ rénxìng-huà. -->
- This product's design is both stylish and user-friendly.
- 这里 _既_ 是 你 的 家乡 ，_也_ 是 我 的 家乡。
<!-- - Zhèlǐ _jì_ shì nǐ de jiāxiāng, _yě_ shì wǒ de jiāxiāng. -->
- This is both your hometown and mine.
- 她 _既_ 是 我 妈妈 ，_也_ 是 我 朋友。
<!-- - Tā _jì_ shì wǒ māma, _yě_ shì wǒ péngyou. -->
- She is both my mother and my friend.
- 要求 是 你 _既_ 要 会 说 流利 的 中文 ，_也_ 要 会 说 流利 的 英文 。
<!-- - Yāoqiú shì nǐ _jì_ yào huì shuō liúlì de Zhōngwén, _yě_ yào huì shuō liúlì de Yīngwén. -->
- The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.
- 你 不 要 多 管 闲事 ，因为 这 _既_ 和 你 没 关系 ，_也_ 和 我 没 关系 。
<!-- - Nǐ bùyào duō guǎn xiánshì, yīnwèi zhè _jì_ hé nǐ méi guānxi, _yě_ hé wǒ méi guānxi. -->
- Do not meddle in it, for it is neither your business nor mine.
- 爸爸 很 生 我 的 气 ，不过 他 _既_ 没 打 我 ，_也_ 没 骂 我 。
<!-- - Bàba hěn shēng wǒ de qì, bùguò tā _jì_ méi dǎ wǒ, _yě_ méi mà wǒ. -->
- Dad was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor yelled at me.
</SentenceQuiz>
<TOC>
- Level: [B2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B2_grammar_points) / [HSK4](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK4_grammar_points)
- Similar to
- Used for: [Describing things](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Describing_things), [Giving alternatives](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Giving_alternatives)
- Keywords: [也](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B9%9F), [又](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%88), [既](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%97%A2)
</TOC>
既 (jì) can be used in conjunction with either 又 (yòu) or 也 (yě) to express that something is "both A and B":
## Used with 又
### Structure
既 + A + 又 + B
A and B can be adjectives, verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will be of the same form. It often sounds better one both A and B are single syllables or both are two syllables.
### Examples
- 这个 同事 _既_ 积极 _又_ 努力。
<!-- - Zhège tóngshì _jì_ jījí _yòu_ nǔlì. -->
- This colleague is both proactive and hard-working.
- 这 家 餐厅 _既_ 便宜 _又_ 好吃。
<!-- - Zhè jiā cāntīng _jì_ piányi _yòu_ hǎochī. -->
- This restaurant is both cheap and delicious.
- 他 做 事情 _既_ 快 _又_ 好。
<!-- - Tā zuò shìqing _jì_ kuài _yòu_ hǎo. -->
- He does things both quickly and well.
- 这 家 银行 的 服务 _既_ 热情 _又_ 周到。
<!-- - Zhè jiā yínháng de fúwù _jì_ rèqíng _yòu_ zhōudào. -->
- This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.
- 这个 产品 的 设计 _既_ 时尚 _又_ 人性化。
<!-- - Zhège chǎnpǐn de shèjì _jì_ shíshàng _yòu_ rénxìng-huà. -->
- This product's design is both stylish and user-friendly.
## Used with 也
### Structure
The structure can also be formed with 也, but here it is used primarily for verbs or verb phrases:
既 + [Verb Phrase] ，也 + [Verb Phrase]
### Examples
- 这里 _既_ 是 你 的 家乡 ，_也_ 是 我 的 家乡。
<!-- - Zhèlǐ _jì_ shì nǐ de jiāxiāng, _yě_ shì wǒ de jiāxiāng. -->
- This is both your hometown and mine.
- 她 _既_ 是 我 妈妈 ，_也_ 是 我 朋友。
<!-- - Tā _jì_ shì wǒ māma, _yě_ shì wǒ péngyou. -->
- She is both my mother and my friend.
- 要求 是 你 _既_ 要 会 说 流利 的 中文 ，_也_ 要 会 说 流利 的 英文 。
<!-- - Yāoqiú shì nǐ _jì_ yào huì shuō liúlì de Zhōngwén, _yě_ yào huì shuō liúlì de Yīngwén. -->
- The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.
- 你 不 要 多 管 闲事 ，因为 这 _既_ 和 你 没 关系 ，_也_ 和 我 没 关系 。
<!-- - Nǐ bùyào duō guǎn xiánshì, yīnwèi zhè _jì_ hé nǐ méi guānxi, _yě_ hé wǒ méi guānxi. -->
- Do not meddle in it, for it is neither your business nor mine.
- 爸爸 很 生 我 的 气 ，不过 他 _既_ 没 打 我 ，_也_ 没 骂 我 。
<!-- - Bàba hěn shēng wǒ de qì, bùguò tā _jì_ méi dǎ wǒ, _yě_ méi mà wǒ. -->
- Dad was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor yelled at me.
## See also
- ["Both A and B" with "又"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Both_A_and_B%22_with_%22you%22)
- [Combining verbs with "并"](./并.md)
## Sources and further reading
### Books
- [HSK Standard Course 4上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_4%E4%B8%8A) (pp. 86) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)>) (pp. 120) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [卓越汉语－公司实战篇](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87) (pp. 11) [卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)