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How to emphasize a negation with 并 (bìng)

并 (bìng) + 不 (bù) / 没 (méi) + Verb / Adj.

并 (bìng) — emphasizing negation

HSK 4Sentence Patterns

Rule structure

并 (bìng) (bìng) before 不 (bù) or 没 (méi) strongly emphasizes the negation, often refuting an assumption. It means "not at all, not actually".

Examples

情况并不是你想的那样。

Qíngkuàng bìng bù shì nǐ xiǎng de nàyàng.

The situation is not at all what you think.

他并没有来。

Tā bìng méiyǒu lái.

He did not come at all.

Practice

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Characters

Words from this rule

不

bù

No, not

情况

qíngkuàng

Situation, circumstances

是

shì

To be, yes

你

nǐ

You

想

xiǎng

To want, to think, to miss

的

de

Possessive particle; modifier particle

那样

nà yàng

That way, like that

他

tā

He

没有

méi yǒu

Not have, there is not

来

lái

To come

这

zhè

This

件

jiàn

(classifier for things, clothing, events)

Frequently asked questions

How do you say “emphasizing negation” in Chinese with 并?

Use the structure: 并 (bìng) + 不 (bù) / 没 (méi) + Verb / Adj.. For example: 情况并不是你想的那样。 — “The situation is not at all what you think”.

What is an example sentence with this grammar rule?

情况并不是你想的那样。 — “The situation is not at all what you think”.

Which HSK level includes this grammar rule?

This grammar rule is part of HSK 4.

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全 — whole, entire

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到 — until (time/place/degree)

Verb + 到 (dào) + Time / Place / Degree