Difference between revisions of "Combining verbs with "bing""

Revision as of 09:11, 9 October 2012

Level

B2 / HSK4
Level

B2
Level

HSK4
Similar to
Similar to
- Expressing "and" with "he" (HSK1)
- Expressing "both… and…" with "ji...you" (HSK4)
- Expressing "even" with "shenzhi" (HSK4)
- Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie" (HSK4)
- Expressing "as well as" with "yiji" (HSK6)
Used for
Keywords

并, 并且

并(且）(bìng(qiě)) meaning "moreover" can be used to connect verbs. In this structure the two verbs used are equal to each other with neither being primary or secondary.

Structure

[Verb phrase 1] + 并(且) + [Verb phrase 2]

Examples

Here are some examples:

我们负责安装并维护这个系统。
你要编辑并且打印这个文件。
我同意并支持你的决定。

Sources and further reading

Books

A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 130-1)→buy

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