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Usages of yòu
这 个 厨房 又 小 又 脏， 打扫 起来 很 麻烦。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 的 天气 又 冷 又 下雨， 我 只 想 在 客厅 里 休息。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 住 的 公寓 不 大， 但是 环境 又 安静 又 安全。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 从来 没 吃 过 这 种 酸 又 甜 的 水果， 味道 很 特别。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 个 年轻 的 画家 第一次 开 展览 的 时候 又 兴奋 又 紧张， 竟然 一 晚上 都 没 睡。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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