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adverb HSK 4 #213

Meanings

  1. 1 and; moreover; simultaneously
  2. 2 (not) at all (used before negatives for emphasis)

Examples

事情并不简单。
Shìqing bìng bù jiǎndān.
The matter is not simple at all.
我并没有说过这样的话。
Wǒ bìng méiyǒu shuō guo zhèyàng de huà.
I never said anything like that at all.
他们并肩作战。
Tāmen bìng jiān zuòzhàn.
They fought side by side.
这并不是我的意思。
Zhè bìng bú shì wǒ de yìsi.
That's not what I meant at all.

Tips

grammar
The most common usage is 并 + negative (并不, 并没有, 并非) to emphasize that something is contrary to expectation.
usage
并 as a conjunction meaning 'and/moreover' is more formal. In everyday speech, 而且 (érqiě) is more natural.

Stroke Order

并 bìng