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并 (bìng) — how to say "and" in Chinese
并
And; also
verb · modal adverb · conjunction joining words
How to use it
modal adverb
Goes before the verb and shows the speaker's attitude.
我并不知道。
wǒ bìng bù zhī dào
I don't know at all.
conjunction joining words
Joins only words, not clauses.
大家讨论并通过了计划。
dà jiā tǎo lùn bìng tōng guò le jì huà
Everyone discussed and approved the plan.
Radicals / Keys
干
Dry
#51 · gān · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
阅读并理解
yuèdú bìng lǐjiě
to read and understand
Examples
他并没说清楚这件事。
He didn't explain this clearly.
我并不同意。
I don't agree.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "and" in Chinese?
"and" in Chinese is 并 (bìng).
并 meaning in English
并 (bìng) means "And; also".
And in Chinese pinyin
It is pronounced bìng (written as bing). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "and" in Chinese characters?
It is written 并 and has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 并?
并 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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Grammar with 并
并 — combining verbs with “and”
Verb 1 + 并 (bìng) + Verb 2
并 — emphasizing negation
并 (bìng) + 不 (bù) / 没 (méi) + Verb / Adj.
并且 — moreover
Clause 1, 并且 (bìngqiě) + Clause 2
但是 — but, however
但是 (dànshì) / 可是 (kěshì) / 不过 (bùguò) / 然而 (rán'ér)
尽情 — to one's heart's content
尽情 (jìnqíng) + Verb; 一并 (yíbìng) + Verb; 一举 (yìjǔ) + Verb; 一手 (yìshǒu) + Verb