HSK 4 · VERSION 2.0#54

Combining Verbs with “bìng”

并

bìng

How it works

并 (bìng) can connect actions or clauses, especially in more formal Chinese. It often means:

and

and also

furthermore

Clause 1, 并 (bìng) + Clause 2

他点点头，并没有说话。

Tā diǎn diǎn tóu, bìng méiyǒu shuōhuà.

He nodded and did not speak.

她认真听，并记下了重点。

Tā rènzhēn tīng, bìng jì xià le zhòngdiǎn.

She listened carefully and wrote down the key points.

老师先讲了规则，并回答了大家的问题。

Lǎoshī xiān jiǎng le guīzé, bìng huídá le dàjiā de wèntí.

The teacher first explained the rules and answered everyone’s questions.

This use of 并 (bìng) is more formal than everyday spoken 然后 (ránhòu) or 而且 (érqiě).