Combining verbs with "bing"
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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. 并且 is less formal than 并.
Here are some examples:
- 我们 负责 安装 并 维护 这个 机床。
- 这个 文件 交 给 你 编辑 并且 打印。
- 目睹者 能够并且 愿意 提供 证据。
Sources and further reading
Books
- 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照) (A Practical Chinese Grammar for Foreigners)
