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

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Rarely will a bare verb (rather than a verb phrase) appear both before and after 并且, as in the last example. Where this is the case the sentence will normally take the tone of an imperative, instructing someone to do something.
  
 
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Revision as of 09:23, 9 October 2012

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

Examples

Here are some examples:

  • 我们 负责 安装 维护 这个 系统。
  • 你 要 编辑 并且 打印 这 个 文件。
  • 我 同意 支持 你 的 决定。
  • 并且 做。

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

See also

Sources and further reading

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