Expressing "and" with "he"

Whenever you need to list nouns, whether two of them or more, 和(hé) is there to help you out!

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

• 你 和 我。You and I.
• 他 和 我 都 不 喝 红酒。Both he and I don't drink wine.
• 我 喜欢 可乐 和 茶。I like cola and tea.
• 我 和 他 一起 工作。He and I work together.
• 我 的 爸爸 和 妈妈 都 是 70 岁。My dad and mom are both 70 years old.
• 我 的 朋友 和 我 都 喜欢 中国 菜。My friend and I both like Chinese food.
• 他 和 她 都 是 美国 人。He and she (they) are both Americans.
• 去年 和 今年 我 都 在 纽约。I was in New York both last year and this year .
• 苹果 手机 和 苹果 电脑 都 很 贵。The Apple smartphone and the Apple computer are both expensive.
• 水果 和 肉 我 都 喜欢 吃 。I like to eat both fruit and meat.
• 我 的 英语 和 汉语 都 很 好。My English and Chinese are both good.

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
• A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (外国人实用汉语语法) (pp. 126) →buy