并且

並且

bìngqiě

conjunction HSK 4 #722

Meanings

HSK 3

他聪明并且努力。

Tā cōngmíng bìngqiě nǔlì.

He is smart and hardworking.

HSK 4

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.

HSK 6

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