Difference between revisions of "Expressing "and" with "he""

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Level

A1 / HSK1
Level

A1
Level

HSK1
Similar to
- Combining verbs with "bing" (B2)
- Expressing "as well as" with "yiji" (C1)
Similar to
- Combining verbs with "bing" (HSK4)
- Expressing "as well as" with "yiji" (HSK6)
Used for

Listing
Keywords

和

Whenever you need to list nouns, whether two of them or more, 和(hé) is there to help you out!

Structure

The most common way to express "and" in Chinese is with 和 (hé). It's important to note that 和 can only be used to link nouns. Verbs (or whole sentences) should not be linked with 和.

Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2

Examples

你和我。You and I.
我想和你去公园。I want to go to the park with you .
我喜欢可乐和茶。I like cola and tea.
我和他一起工作。He and I work together.
我的爸爸 和妈妈都是 70 岁。My dad and mom are both 70 years old.
我的朋友 和我都喜欢中国菜。My friend and I both like Chinese food.
他和她都是美国人。He and she are both Americans.
去年和今年我都在纽约。I was in NewYork both last year and this year .
苹果手机 和 苹果电脑 都很贵。Both the Apple smartphone and the Apple computer are expensive.
水果和肉我都喜欢吃。I love to eat both fruits and meat.
我的英语和汉语都很好。My English and Chinese are good.

Sources and further reading

Books

Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 74-5) →buy
Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 14-5) →buy

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-* <strong>我</strong> 想 <em>和</em> <strong>姐姐</strong> 一起 去 公园。<span class="trans">I want to go to the park with my sister .</span>
+* 你 <em>和</em> 我。<span class="trans">You and I.</span>
-* 我 喜欢 <strong>啤酒</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>葡萄酒</strong>。<span class="trans">I like beer and wine.</span>
+* <strong>我</strong> 想 <em>和</em> <strong>你</strong> 去 公园。<span class="trans">I want to go to the park with you .</span>
-* <strong>小李</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>小王</strong> 一起 工作。<span class="trans">Little Li and Little Wang work together.</span>
+* 我 喜欢 <strong>可乐</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>茶</strong>。<span class="trans">I like cola and tea.</span>
-* <strong>我 的 爷爷</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>我 的 奶奶</strong> 都 是 70 岁。<span class="trans">My grandpa and grandma are both 70 years old.</span>
+* <strong>我</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>他</strong> 一起 工作。<span class="trans">He and I work together.</span>
+* <strong>我 的 爸爸</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>妈妈</strong> 都 是 70 岁。<span class="trans">My dad and mom are both 70 years old.</span>
 * <strong>我 的 朋友</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>我 </strong> 都 喜欢 中国 菜。<span class="trans">My friend and I both like Chinese food.</span>
-* <strong>他们 的 老板</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>我们的老板</strong> 都是美国人。<span class="trans">Their boss and our boss are both Americans.</span>
+* <strong>他</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>她</strong> 都是美国人。<span class="trans">He and she are both Americans.</span>
-* <strong>去年 冬天</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>今年 的 夏天</strong> 我 都 在 纽约。<span class="trans">I was in NewYork both last winter and this summer .</span>
+* <strong>去年</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>今年</strong> 我 都 在 纽约。<span class="trans">I was in NewYork both last year and this year .</span>
 * <strong>苹果 手机</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>苹果 电脑</strong> 都 很 贵。<span class="trans">Both the Apple smartphone and the Apple computer are expensive.</span>
-* <strong>水果</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>蔬菜</strong>我 都 爱 吃 。<span class="trans">I love to eat both fruits and vegetables.</span>
+* <strong>水果</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>肉</strong>我 都 喜欢 吃 。<span class="trans">I love to eat both fruits and meat.</span>
 * 我 的 <strong>英语</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>汉语</strong>都 很 好。<span class="trans">My English and Chinese are good.</span>
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 * [[Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition]] (pp. 14-5) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415372615/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0415372615 →buy]
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-{{Basic Grammar|和|A2|N1 + 和 + N2|你 <em>和</em> 她。|grammar point|ASGP0KFF}}
+{{Basic Grammar|和|A1|N1 + 和 + N2|你 <em>和</em> 我。|grammar point|ASGP0KFF}}
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