# Expressing "both… and…" with "既...又" - 这个 同事 _既_ 积极 _又_ 努力。 - This colleague is both proactive and hard-working. - 这 家 餐厅 _既_ 便宜 _又_ 好吃。 - This restaurant is both cheap and delicious. - 他 做 事情 _既_ 快 _又_ 好。 - He does things both quickly and well. - 这 家 银行 的 服务 _既_ 热情 _又_ 周到。 - This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough. - 这个 产品 的 设计 _既_ 时尚 _又_ 人性化。 - This product's design is both stylish and user-friendly. - 这里 _既_ 是 你 的 家乡 ,_也_ 是 我 的 家乡。 - This is both your hometown and mine. - 她 _既_ 是 我 妈妈 ,_也_ 是 我 朋友。 - 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 。 - 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 。 - 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 。 - Dad was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor yelled at me. - 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) 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。 - This colleague is both proactive and hard-working. - 这 家 餐厅 _既_ 便宜 _又_ 好吃。 - This restaurant is both cheap and delicious. - 他 做 事情 _既_ 快 _又_ 好。 - He does things both quickly and well. - 这 家 银行 的 服务 _既_ 热情 _又_ 周到。 - This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough. - 这个 产品 的 设计 _既_ 时尚 _又_ 人性化。 - 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。 - This is both your hometown and mine. - 她 _既_ 是 我 妈妈 ,_也_ 是 我 朋友。 - 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 。 - 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 。 - 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 。 - 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)]() (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,)