Using Yòu + adj +yòu+ adj to Express Both A and B

Using Yòu + adj +yòu+ adj to Express Both A and B

When using this structure, the two words (adjectives) shouldn’t contrast in feeling. They must be both negative or both be positive. 

Subject + yòu + adjective + yòu + adjective

zhège zhōngguó cài yòu piányì yòu hǎochī. - This Chinese food is both cheap and good tasting.
这个中国菜又便宜又好吃。

zhège shǒujī yòu guì yòu nányòng. - This cell phone is both expensive and also hard to use.
这个手机又贵又难用。

  • Note that the you can define your own definition of “negative” or “positive”.
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