Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
並
bìng, bīng
Description
“并”常常用来连接两个动词，表示“同时”做两件事。
"並" is often used to connect two verbs, indicating doing two things simultaneously.
在正式的句子里，我们也用“并”来加强语气，意思有点像“而且”。
In formal sentences, we also use "並" to strengthen the tone, somewhat like "and".
Meanings
并bìng
and; moreover (connects verbs or clauses)
他看了信，并回了电话。
He read the letter and returned the call.
并不bìng bù
not at all (emphatic negation)
这件事并不难。
This matter is not difficult.
并bìng
side by side; together
我们并肩走在路上。
We walked side by side on the road.
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Notes
- Nuance
并 before a negative (并不/并没) stresses that reality differs from expectation.
- Etymology
pictograph of two people standing side by side, hence 'together, and'.
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