Sentence pattern · Band 3
又……又……: both, and
又 A 又 B
又……又…… snaps two qualities onto one thing in a single breath: tall and thin, busy and tired, big and clean. Both halves wear matching 又 shoes, and no 和 is allowed between them. English drags out both adjectives; Mandarin claps them together like cymbals.
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The two 又 halves pair with each other, like the two 一边 halves; 和 never joins them.
The pair wears matching shoes: 又 on the first adjective and 又 on the second; one bare foot and the frame limps.
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What does 又……又…… mean?
又……又…… snaps two qualities onto one thing in a single breath: tall and thin, busy and tired, big and clean. Both halves wear matching 又 shoes, and no 和 is allowed between them. English drags out both adjectives; Mandarin claps them together like cymbals.
How do you build it?
又 A 又 B
What is the most common mistake?
他又高和又瘦。 → 他又高又瘦。
The two 又 halves pair with each other, like the two 一边 halves; 和 never joins them.
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