HSK 3 grammar · pattern
又…又
又…又 — both…and
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
又…又 stacks two qualities or actions that are both true at once — "both A and B." It's most common with adjectives describing the same thing. Unlike 一边…一边 (two simultaneous activities), 又…又 lists coexisting traits.
Examples
这个苹果又大又甜。
Zhège píngguǒ yòu dà yòu tián.
This apple is both big and sweet.
他又会唱歌又会跳舞。
Tā yòu huì chàng gē yòu huì tiào wǔ.
He can both sing and dance.
Related
See it in a story
In the app, 又…又 is underlined wherever it appears in the stories you read, and practised with sentences from them. Free.