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* <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>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>肉</strong>我 都 喜欢 吃 。<span class="trans">I love to eat both fruits and meat.</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> | + | * 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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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.
- 他 和 我 都 不 喝 红酒。Both He and I don't drink wine.
- 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.
See also
- Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"
- "In addition" as "lingwai"
- Expressing "not only… but also"
- Combining verbs with "bing"
Sources and further reading
Books
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 74-5) →buy
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 14-5) →buy
