Meaning
and; furthermore; (not) at all; simultaneously; also; together with
Chinese: 合在一起，也可表示并列或强调否定。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bing” becomes a different word in each tone. 并 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 并且bìng qiěand; besides; moreover; furthermore
- 合并hé bìngto merge; to annex
- 并非bìng fēireally isn't
- 并列bìng lièto stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
- 并存bìng cúnto exist at the same time; to coexist
Example Sentence
这个问题并不难。Zhè ge wèn tí bìng bù nán.This problem is not difficult at all.
这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this问题wèn tíquestion并不bìng bùnot at all难nándifficult (to...)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
Simplified from 並/併, a picture of two people standing side by side: ‘to stand together, combine, merge; and, moreover; (not) at all’ (并且, 合并, 并不).
A way to remember it
Two standing together — to merge; and; (并不) not at all.