又...又...
Reach for this when you want to say something has two qualities at once — 'both A and B' — and both qualities are roughly equal in weight. Use it for stacking adjectives ('cheap and tasty'), verbs ('sings and dances'), or states ('tired and hungry'). Neutral, everyday register — common in casual speech, advertising copy, and product reviews. It's the natural way to pile on traits when you want them to land together rather than one after another.
Structure
Subject + 又 + Adj/V₁ + 又 + Adj/V₂
yòu... yòu...
How to Think About It
Think of 又...又... as two equal hooks hanging off the same subject. English 'both X and Y' usually emphasizes that there are two things; 又...又... emphasizes that the two things coexist in one subject simultaneously. The qualities have to be parallel — both positive, both negative, or both neutral. Mixing 'cheap and ugly' works; 'cheap and beautiful' wants 又便宜又好看, not 又便宜又丑.
Examples
这家餐厅又便宜又好吃。
Zhè jiā cāntīng yòu piányi yòu hǎochī.
This restaurant is both cheap and delicious.
他又高又帅。
Tā yòu gāo yòu shuài.
He's tall and handsome.
我现在又累又饿。
Wǒ xiànzài yòu lèi yòu è.
Right now I'm tired and hungry.
她又会唱歌又会跳舞。
Tā yòu huì chànggē yòu huì tiàowǔ.
She can both sing and dance.
Common Mistake
Learners use 和 to connect two adjectives the way English uses 'and.' 和 connects nouns, not adjectives or verbs. For stacking two adjectives on one subject, you need 又...又... or 既...又....
这个菜便宜和好吃。
这个菜又便宜又好吃。
Don't Confuse With
既...又...
Slightly more formal version of 又...又.... Works the same way but reads as more written, more bookish. Use 又...又... in speech and casual writing; 既...又... in essays or formal contexts.
一边...一边...
Means 'doing two actions at the same time' ('walking and talking'). 又...又... stacks traits or repeated actions; 一边...一边... pairs two simultaneous activities.
和
Connects nouns ('apples and oranges'), not adjectives or verbs. You can't say 便宜和好吃 — you need 又便宜又好吃.
Practice
Fill in: 这件衣服 ___ 漂亮 ___ 便宜。
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又...又
Arrange: 又 / 又 / 聪明 / 努力 / 他
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他又聪明又努力。
Translate to Chinese: This phone is light and easy to use.
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这个手机又轻又好用。
Use 又...又... to describe two qualities of a food you like.
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饺子又便宜又好吃。
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