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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">既</span> (<span class="pinyin">jì</span>) can be used in conjunction with either <span class="hanzi">又</span> (<span class="pinyin">yòu</span>) or <span class="hanzi">也</span> (<span class="pinyin">yě</span>) to express that something is "<b>both A and B</b>":</p>
<h2 id="used-with-又">Used with <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">又</span></h2>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
<div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">既</span> + A + <span class="hanzist">又</span> + B</div>
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<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>
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<li><span class="hanzi">他 做 事情 既 快 又 好。</span> <span class="trans">He does things both quickly and well.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这 家 银行 的 服务既 热情 又周到。</span> <span class="trans">This bank's service is both enthusiastic and thorough.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">这个 产品 的 设计 既 时尚 又 人性化。</span> <span class="trans">This product's design is both stylish and humane.</span></li>
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<h2 id="used-with-也">Used with <span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; font-weight: normal;">也</span></h2>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
<p>The structure can also be formed with <span class="hanzi">也</span>, but here it is used primarily for verbs or verb phrases:</p>
<div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">既</span> + [Verb Phrase] ，<span class="hanzist">也</span> + [Verb Phrase]</div>
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<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">她 既 是 我 妈妈 ，也 是 我 朋友。</span> <span class="trans">She is both my mother and my friend.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">要求 是 你 既 要 会 说 流利 的 中文 ，也 要 会 说 流利 的 英文 。</span> <span class="trans">The requirement is that you need to speak both fluent Chinese and English.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">爸爸 很 生 气 我 的 气 ，不过 他 既 没 打 我 ，也 没 骂 我 。</span> <span class="trans">My father was really mad at me, but he neither hit me nor scold me.</span></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
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<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>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li>New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本3</span>) (pp. 120) </li>
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<li><span class="hanzi">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</span> (p. 11) </li>
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