Expressing "and" with "he"

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

• 我 和 我 姐姐 一起 到 公园。
• 我 喜欢 啤酒 和 葡萄酒。
• 小李 和 小王 一起 工作。

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