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