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Learn Hardcore Chinese: yòu - both ... and

Hardcore Chinese
/Lesson 13
/yòu

yòu

Word

又yòu

Meaning

both ... and

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Chinese

Lesson

Usages of yòu

这zhè　个gè　厨房chúfáng　又yòu　小xiǎo　又yòu　脏zāng，　打扫dǎsǎo　起来qǐlái　很hěn　麻烦máfan。zhè gè chúfáng yòu xiǎo yòu zāng, dǎsǎo qǐlái hěn máfan.

This kitchen is both small and dirty, and cleaning it is very troublesome.

今天jīntiān　的de　天气tiānqì　又yòu　冷lěng　又yòu　下雨xiàyǔ，　我wǒ　只zhǐ　想xiǎng　在zài　客厅kètīng　里lǐ　休息xiūxi。jīntiān de tiānqì yòu lěng yòu xiàyǔ, wǒ zhǐ xiǎng zài kètīng lǐ xiūxi.

Today the weather is both cold and rainy; I just want to rest in the living room.

我wǒ　住zhù　的de　公寓gōngyù　不bú　大dà，　但是dànshì　环境huánjìng　又yòu　安静ānjìng　又yòu　安全ānquán。wǒ zhù de gōngyù bú dà, dànshì huánjìng yòu ānjìng yòu ānquán.

The apartment I live in isn’t big, but the environment is both quiet and safe.

我wǒ　从来cónglái　没méi　吃chī　过guò　这zhè　种zhǒng　酸suān　又yòu　甜tián　的de　水果shuǐguǒ，　味道wèidào　很hěn　特别tèbié。wǒ cónglái méi chī guò zhè zhǒng suān yòu tián de shuǐguǒ, wèidào hěn tèbié.

I’ve never eaten this kind of sweet-and-sour fruit; the taste is very special.

那nà　个gè　年轻niánqīng　的de　画家huàjiā　第一次dìyīcì　开kāi　展览zhǎnlǎn　的de　时候shíhou　又yòu　兴奋xīngfèn　又yòu　紧张jǐnzhāng，　竟然jìngrán　一yí　晚上wǎnshang　都dōu　没méi　睡shuì。nà gè niánqīng de huàjiā dìyīcì kāi zhǎnlǎn de shíhou yòu xīngfèn yòu jǐnzhāng, jìngrán yí wǎnshang dōu méi shuì.

That young painter was both excited and nervous at her first exhibition and unexpectedly didn’t sleep the whole night.

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