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Expressing Various Aspects with “yī fāngmiàn”

一方面……

yī fāngmiàn...

How it works

一方面……另一方面…… (yì fāngmiàn...lìng yì fāngmiàn...) means “on the one hand... on the other hand...”

It is used when the speaker wants to talk about two different sides of the same issue.

Example sentences

一方面我想去,另一方面我又没时间。

Yì fāngmiàn wǒ xiǎng qù, lìng yì fāngmiàn wǒ yòu méi shíjiān.

On the one hand, I want to go; on the other hand, I do not have time.

一方面这个工作很有意思,另一方面也很累。

Yì fāngmiàn zhège gōngzuò hěn yǒu yìsi, lìng yì fāngmiàn yě hěn lèi.

On the one hand, this job is interesting; on the other hand, it is also tiring.

一方面要提高速度,另一方面也要注意质量。

Yì fāngmiàn yào tígāo sùdù, lìng yì fāngmiàn yě yào zhùyì zhìliàng.

On the one hand, speed should be improved; on the other hand, quality should also be paid attention to.

Key point

This pattern is very useful in organized explanation and essay-style writing.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF pp. 222–223.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

Old six-level teaching collection. This is an independent learning reference.

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