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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
