How to say “and” in Chinese
and; (not) at all
“And” in Chinese is 并, bìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
并 is read bìng. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
It hints at the sound of 饼 bǐng and 瓶 píng.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “并”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 并. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这个工作并不难。zhègegōngzuòbìngbùnánThis job isn't hard at all.
- 这个办法简单并且有用zhègebànfǎjiǎndānbìngqiěyǒuyòngThis method is simple and useful too.
- 他完成了研究，并且写了一篇文章。tāwánchéngleyánjiū,bìngqiěxiěleyìpiānwénzhāngHe finished the research and wrote an article.
- 这种新技术很安全并且很便宜zhèzhǒngxīnjìshùhěnānquán,bìngqiěhěnpiányiThis new technology is safe, and cheap too.
- 在现实中龙并不存在zàixiànshízhōng,lóngbìngbùcúnzàiIn reality, dragons don't exist.
- 起初他并不同意qǐchūtābìngbùtóngyìAt first he didn't agree at all.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “and” in Chinese?
“And” in Chinese is 并, pinyin bìng.
What does 并 mean?
并 (bìng) means “and; (not) at all”.
How do you write 并?
并 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 并?
并 is read bìng. Tones: bìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“and” in the lesson “Letters and messages”
This word is from the topic “Office and documents” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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