The structure 这也不…那也不…
The structure emphasizes that the speaker is not satisfied. It is often used in colloquial speech. It can be followed by an adjective or a verb.
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Sometimes we can swap parts of the construction such as: 那也不…,这也不….
Examples
这也不吃,那也不喝,结果就是身体越来越差
He’s not eating or drinking anything. As a result, his health is getting worse and worse
zhè yě bù chī, nà yě bù hē, jiéguǒ jiù shì shēntǐ yuèláiyuè chà
那也不合适,这也不对,我真的不明白她到底想怎么
That is neither appropriate nor right. I really don't understand what she’s thinking
nà yě bù héshì, zhè yě bú duì, wǒ zhēnde bù míngbái tā dàodǐ xiǎng zěnme
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