The structure 不算…也不算…
"Neither... nor..."
The structure is used to emphasize that neither “A” or “B” are characteristics of the subject.
Scheme
subject
不算
A
也不算
B
Pay attention
"А" and "В" can be either adjectives, verbs or verb phrases. A verb phrase is a combination of a verb and an auxiliary word. The auxiliary word can be either an auxiliary verb or an object.
Examples
他们两人月工资六千多元,不算多,也不算
The monthly salary of these two is more than 6000 yuan, which is neither a lot nor a little
tāmen liǎng rén yuègōngzī liù qiān duō yuán, bú suàn duō, yě bú suàn shǎo
我已走过一段不算太长也不算很短的人生岁月
I’ve lived a lifetime that’s neither too long nor too short
wǒ yǐ zǒuguò yí duàn bú suàn tài cháng yě bú suàn hěn duǎn de rénshēng suìyuè
不算有多错,也不算很对
I can’t say that there are many mistakes, nor I can say that it is absolutely correct
bú suàn yǒu duō cuò, yě bú suàn hěn duì
There can be two subjects in this structure. In this case, "A" is not a characteristic of the first subject, and “B” is not a characteristic of the second subject.
Scheme
subject 1
不算
A
how?
subject 2
也不算
B
how?
Examples
这个工厂的规模不算小,出的产品也不算
The scale of the factory is not small, and there are also a lot of products
zhè ge gōngchǎng de guīmó bú suàn xiǎo, chū de chǎnpǐn yě bú suàn shǎo
经济收入不算丰厚,房子也不算宽敞
Their income is small, and the house is not spacious
jīngjì shōurù bú suàn fēnghòu, fángzi yě bú suàn kuānchang
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