<blockquote>
  <p>我是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>This sentence reminds us of the fact that I'm also a language hobbyist(assuming I'm well known as a 语言的从教者). </p>

<blockquote>
  <p>我既是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。</p>
</blockquote>

<p>With 既, it parallels the two roles (语言的从教者 and 语言学习的爱好者), which share the same level of importance. </p>

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dan
<p>Quote:- "Has the meaning or feeling of the sentence changed? Is either preferred in some contexts?"</p>

<p>(1)   the <em>meaning</em> has not changed.</p>

<p>(2)   the "<em>feeling</em>" may have shifted, if by feeling you mean the thought-processes you wish to convey to or impress upon the listener. The 既是，也是 is to convey to the listener the "contra-duality" of a certain personal circumstance, predicament or function that's significant to you.</p>

<p>Without the 既是, the impact of the contra-duality point you are trying to make is less effective, because it serves to alert the listener that <em>something</em> of significance is about to follow.</p>

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Wayne Cheah
<p>I came across the following sentence:</p>

<p>我既是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。</p>

<p>I understand that "既 A , 也 B" is a <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22both%E2%80%A6_and%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ji...you%22" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sentence structure for expressing "both .. and .."</a>. </p>

<p>I was wondering about what effect 既 has on the meaning? Consider the same sentence above with 既 omitted:</p>

<p>我是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。</p>

<p>Has the meaning or feeling of the sentence changed? Is either preferred in some contexts?</p>

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Expressing "Both A .. and B"
# Expressing "Both A .. and B"

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-12)

I came across the following sentence:

我既是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。

I understand that "既 A , 也 B" is a [sentence structure for expressing "both .. and .."](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22both%E2%80%A6_and%E2%80%A6%22_with_%22ji...you%22).

I was wondering about what effect 既 has on the meaning? Consider the same sentence above with 既 omitted:

我是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。

Has the meaning or feeling of the sentence changed? Is either preferred in some contexts?

**Tags:** grammar, word-choice, difference, sentence-structure

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-01-12. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

> 我是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。

This sentence reminds us of the fact that I'm also a language hobbyist(assuming I'm well known as a 语言的从教者).

> 我既是一个语言的从教者，也是一个语言学习的爱好者。

With 既, it parallels the two roles (语言的从教者 and 语言学习的爱好者), which share the same level of importance.


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### Answer by username_2 on 2020-01-12. Score: 0

Quote:- "Has the meaning or feeling of the sentence changed? Is either preferred in some contexts?"

(1) the *meaning* has not changed.

(2) the "*feeling*" may have shifted, if by feeling you mean the thought-processes you wish to convey to or impress upon the listener. The 既是，也是 is to convey to the listener the "contra-duality" of a certain personal circumstance, predicament or function that's significant to you.

Without the 既是, the impact of the contra-duality point you are trying to make is less effective, because it serves to alert the listener that *something* of significance is about to follow.


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