Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"

并且 (bìngqiě) means "moreover" and can be used to connect verbs. In this structure the two verbs should be of equal importance.

Structure

[Verb Phrase 1] + 并 / 并且 + [Verb Phrase 2]

Notice that 并且 is most often used with verbs, unlike 和, which is used mostly with nouns. The meaning "moreover" means that the second part of the sentence takes the idea in the first part even further. It is rather formal.

Examples

• 我 同意 并且 支持 你 的 决定。Wǒ tóngyì bìngqiě zhīchí nǐ de juédìng.I agree with and support your decision.
• 我 会 帮 你 找到 问题 并且 解决 问题。Wǒ huì bāng nǐ zhǎodào wèntí bìngqiě jiějué wèntí.I can help you find the problem and also solve it.
• 我 通知 了 所有 的 人，并且 准备 了 所有 的 材料。Wǒ tōngzhī le suǒyǒu de rén, bìngqiě zhǔnbèi le suǒyǒu de cáiliào.I informed everyone and also prepared all of the materials.
• 你 要 编辑 并且 打印 这 个 文件。Nǐ yào biānjí bìngqiě dǎyìn zhège wénjiàn.You need to edit and also print out this document.
• 我们 需要 的 是 有 丰富 的 工作 经验 并且 懂 得 团队 合作 的 员工。Wǒmen xūyào de shì yǒu fēngfù de gōngzuò jīngyàn bìngqiě dǒngde tuánduì hézuò de yuángōng.What we need is an employee with rich work experience and also an understanding of teamwork.
• 控制 饮食 并且 多 运动，会 让 你 的 身材 越来越 好。Kòngzhì yǐnshí bìngqiě duō yùndòng, huì ràng nǐ de shēncái yuè lái yuè hǎo.Controlling your diet and also exercising more will give you a better and better figure.
• 我们 负责 安装 并且 维护 这个 系统。Wǒmen fùzé ānzhuāng bìngqiě wéihù zhège xìtǒng.We're in charge of installing and also maintaining this system.
• 你 要 按照 我 说 的 做 并且 也 要 做 好。Nǐ yào ànzhào wǒ shuō de zuò bìngqiě yě yào zuò hǎo.I need you to do as I say and also do it well.
• 这种 现象 很 常见 并且 还 会 持续 很 长 时间。Zhè zhǒng xiànxiàng hěn chángjiàn bìngqiě huái huì chíxù hěn cháng shíjiān.This type of phenomenon is very common and will also continue for a very long period of time.
• 爸爸 批评 了 我， 并且 ，他 告诉 我 以后 不 能 说谎。Bàba pīpíng le wǒ bìngqiě, tā gàosù wǒ yǐhòu bù néng shuōhuǎng.My dad criticized me and and also told me that I cannot lie again.

Rarely will a bare verb (rather than a verb phrase) appear both before and after 并且. Where this is the case the sentence will normally take the tone of an imperative, instructing someone to do something.

See also

• "Even" as "shenzhi"
• Expressing "and" with "he"

Sources and further reading

Books

• HSK Standard Course 4下 (pp. 19) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
• A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 130-1) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy

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