并且

並且

bìngqiě

conjunction HSK 3 #722

Meanings

他聪明并且努力。

Tā cōngmíng bìngqiě nǔlì.

He is smart and hardworking.

你需要准备材料，并且提前报名。

Nǐ xūyào zhǔnbèi cáiliào, bìngqiě tíqián bàomíng.

You need to prepare materials, and register in advance.

房间很大并且很明亮。

Fángjiān hěn dà bìngqiě hěn míngliàng.

The room is large and bright.

grammar

并且 connects clauses or adjectives in a progressive relationship. Slightly more formal than 而且.

mistakes

并且 connects elements of the same subject. Don't use it to connect actions by different subjects.

并 bìng

且 qiě