Combining verbs with "bing"

并 (bìng) 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 used with verbs, unlike 和, which is used with nouns. 表示更进一层，多连接并列的双音节动词，用于书面。表示递进的时候，例句中的“并”可以用“并且”替换，但是“并且”的句子不一定可以用“并”替换。

Examples

Here are some examples:

• 我 同意 并 支持 你 的 决定。Wǒ tóngyì bìng zhīchí nǐ de juédìng.I agree with and support your decision.
• 要 继续 保持 并 发扬 优秀的 民族 传统。Yào jìxù bǎochí bìng fāyáng yōuxiù de mínzú chuántǒng.We will continue to maintain and carry forward our excellent national traditions.
• 会议 讨论 并 通过 了 今年的 工作 计划。Huìyì tǎolùn bìng tōngguò le jīnnián de gōngzuò jìhuà.The meeting discussed and approved the work plan for this year.
• 脱欧 后 ， 英国 需要 跟 很 多 国家 进行 贸易 谈判 并 签订 贸易 协议 。TuōŌu Hòu, Yīngguó xūyào gēn hěn duō guójiā jìnxíng màoyì tánpàn bìng qiāndìng màoyì xiéyì.After leaving Europe, Britain will have to negotiate and sign trade agreements with many countries.
• 当 他们 克服 了 困难 并 获得 成功 以后 ， 他们 会 觉得 特别 有 成就感 。Dāng tāmen kèfú le kùnnan bìng huòdé chénggōng yǐhòu, tāmen huì juéde tèbié yǒu chéngjiùgǎn.When they overcome the difficulties and succeed, they will feel especially accomplished.

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.

Structure

[Subject] + 并 + [Verb Phrase]

Notice that 并且 is used with verbs, unlike 和, which is used with nouns. 表示两件事情同时进行，或者对两件以上的事同等对待。在这个结构中，不能用“并且”替换。

Examples

Here are some examples:

• 两 个 项目 同时 并 进。Liǎng gè xiàngmù tóngshí bìng jìn. The two projects are progressing simultaneously.
• 我 现在的 感觉 就是 痛 并 快乐。Wǒ xiànzài de gǎnjué jiùshì tòng bìng kuàilè.What I am feeling right now is pain and pleasure.
• 这 两 件 事情 不 能 并 论。Zhè liǎng jiàn shìqing bù néng bìng lún.These two things should not go together.
• 学习 外语 应该 听、说、读、写 并 重。Xuéxí wàiyǔ yīnggāi tīng, shuō, dú, xiě bìng zhòng.Learning a foreign language should focus on listening, speaking, reading, and writing in parallel.
• 现在 对 我们 来说，是 挑战 和 机会 并 存。Xiànzài duì wǒmen láishuō, shì tiǎozhàn hé jīhuì bìng cún.Now, for us, there are both challenges and opportunities.

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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