<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>既 (jì) can be used in conjunction with either 又 (yòu) or 也 (yě) to express that something is "both A and B":</p> <h2 id="used-with-又">Used with 又</h2> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>既 + A + 又 + B</p> </div> <p>A and B can be adjectives, verbs or short phrases. Most of the time A and B will take the same form i.e. if A is an adjective B will also be an adjective.</p> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他 做 事情 <em>既</em> 快 <em>又</em> 好。<span class="trans">He does things both quickly and well.</span></li> <li>这 家 银行 的 服务<em>既</em> 热情 <em>又</em>周到。<span class="trans">This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.</span></li> <li>这个 产品 的 设计 <em>既</em> 时尚 <em>又</em> 人性化。<span class= "trans">This product's design is both stylish and humane.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="used-with-也">Used with 也</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <p>The structure can also be formed with 也, but here it is used primarily for verbs or verb phrases:</p> <div class="jiegou"> <p>既 + [Verb Phrase] ，也 + [Verb Phrase]</p> </div> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>她 <em>既</em> 是 我 妈妈 ，<em>也</em> 是 我 朋友。<span class="trans">She is both my mother and my friend.</span></li> <li>要求 是 你 <em>既</em> 要 会 说 流利 的 中文 ，<em>也</em> 要 会 说 流利 的 英文 。<span class="trans">The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.</span></li> <li>爸爸 很 生 气 我 的 气 ，不过 他 <em>既</em> 没 打 我 ，<em>也</em> 没 骂 我 。<span class="trans">My father was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor scold me.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Both_A_and_B"_with_"you"" title= "wikilink">"Both A and B" with "you"</a></li> <li><a href="Combining_verbs_with_"bing"" title= "wikilink">Combining verbs with "bing"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "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)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)</a> (pp. 120) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <ul> <li><a href= "%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" class="uri" title="wikilink">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</a> (p. 11) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:B2_grammar_points" title= "wikilink">Category:B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>