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 (hé) can only be used to link nouns. Verbs (or whole sentences) should not be linked with 和 (hé).

Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2

Examples

你和我。Nǐ hé wǒ.You and I.
他和我都不喝红酒。Tā hé wǒ dōu bù hē hóngjiǔ.None of us (both he and I don't) drink red wine.
我喜欢可乐和茶。Wǒ xǐhuān kělè hé chá.I like cola and tea.
我和他一起工作。Wǒ hé tā yīqǐ gōngzuò.He and I work together.
我的爸爸 和妈妈都是 70 岁。Wǒ de bàba hé māmā dōu shì 70 suì.My dad and mom are both 70 years old.
我的朋友 和我都喜欢中国菜。Wǒ de péngyǒu hé wǒ dōu xǐhuān zhōngguó cài.My friend and I both like Chinese food.
他和她都是美国人。He and she (they) are both Americans.
去年和今年我都在纽约。I was in New York both last year and this year .
苹果手机 和 苹果电脑 都很贵。The Apple smartphone and the Apple computer are both expensive.
水果和肉我都喜欢吃。I like to eat both fruit and meat.
我的英语和汉语都很好。My English and Chinese are both 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
A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (p. 126) →buy

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 * <strong>你</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>我</strong>。<span class="pinyin"><strong>Nǐ</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>wǒ.</strong></span><span class="trans">You and I.</span>
 * <strong>他</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>我</strong> 都 不 喝 红酒。<span class="pinyin"><strong>Tā</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>wǒ</strong> dōu bù hē hóngjiǔ.</span><span class="trans">None of us (both he and I don't) drink red wine. </span>
-* 我 喜欢 <strong>可乐</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>茶</strong>。<span class="trans">I like cola and tea.</span><span class="pinyin">Wǒ xǐhuān <strong>kělè</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>chá</strong>.</span>
+* 我 喜欢 <strong>可乐</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>茶</strong>。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xǐhuān <strong>kělè</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>chá</strong>.</span><span class="trans">I like cola and tea.</span>
-* <strong>我</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>他</strong> 一起 工作。<span class="trans">He and I work together.</span><span class="pinyin"><strong>Wǒ</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>tā</strong> yīqǐ gōngzuò.</span>
+* <strong>我</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>他</strong> 一起 工作。<span class="pinyin"><strong>Wǒ</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>tā</strong> yīqǐ gōngzuò.</span><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 爸爸</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>妈妈</strong> 都 是 70 岁。<span class="pinyin"><strong>Wǒ de bàba</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>māmā</strong> dōu shì 70 suì.</span><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>我 的 朋友</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>我 </strong> 都 喜欢 中国 菜。<span class="pinyin"><strong>Wǒ de péngyǒu</strong> <em>hé</em> <strong>wǒ</strong> dōu xǐhuān zhōngguó cài.</span><span class="trans">My friend and I both like Chinese food.</span>
 * <strong>他</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>她</strong> 都 是 美国 人。<span class="trans">He and she (they) are both Americans.</span>
 * <strong>去年</strong> <em>和</em> <strong>今年</strong> 我 都 在 纽约。<span class="trans">I was in New York both last year and this year .</span>