Learn Hardcore Chinese: yìfāngmiàn tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, yìfāngmiàn yòu dānxīn xuéfèi tài guì. - On the one hand he wants to study abroad; on the other hand he worries that the tuition is too expensive.

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一方面　他　想　出国　留学，　一方面　又　担心　学费　太　贵。yìfāngmiàn tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, yìfāngmiàn yòu dānxīn xuéfèi tài guì.

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On the one hand he wants to study abroad; on the other hand he worries that the tuition is too expensive.

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Breakdown of yìfāngmiàn tā xiǎng chūguó liúxué, yìfāngmiàn yòu dānxīn xuéfèi tài guì.

Why is 一方面 repeated twice? Could it be 一方面……另一方面…… instead?

The pattern here is:

This is a common spoken pattern meaning “on the one hand …, (but) on the other hand …”.

You can also say:

Differences:

一方面…，一方面又…
- More colloquial.
- The 又 adds a feeling of “at the same time / but also”, and often highlights a bit of inner conflict.
一方面…，另一方面…
- A bit more formal or written.
- Feels more symmetric and “balanced”, like a textbook contrast.

All of these are acceptable:

What does 方面 literally mean in 一方面? Is it like “side” or “aspect”?

Yes.

So 方面 literally means “side / aspect”.

Then 一方面 is literally “one aspect / one side”, which naturally extends to the idiomatic meaning “on the one hand”.

What exactly does 又 mean here? I thought 又 meant “again”.