Chinese Word: 併 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

併 (Simplified: 并)HSK 4

Pinyin: bìng

English Definition: to combine; to amalgamate

Chinese Definition:
①合在一起：并拢。合并。兼并。
②一齐，平排着：并驾齐驱。并重(zhòng)。并行(xíng)。
③连词，表平列或进一层：并且。
④用在否定词前，加强否定的语气，表不像预料的那样：并不容易。

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 人

Ideographic:A conqueror 亻 taking land 并; 并 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 并 [ bìng ] to combine, to annex; also, what's more

Similar Characters: 恲

並且HSK 4	bìng qiě	and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
並非HSK 6	bìng fēi	really isn't
並舉	bìng jǔ	to develop simultaneously; to undertake concurrently

1		tā 他 bìng 并 bú shì 不是 gè 个 hǎo rén 好人。 He is not a good person.
2		zhè yàng 这样 de 的 jī huì 机会 bìng bù 并不 duō 多。 Opportunities like this are not common.
3		zhè ge 这个 wán xiào 玩笑 bìng bù 并不 hǎo xiào 好笑。 This joke is not very funny.
4		tā 他 de 的 chéng jì 成绩 bìng bù 并不 zěn me yàng 怎么样。 His grades are not very good.
5		gū dú 孤独 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 jì mò 寂寞。 Loneliness doesn't necessarily mean solitude.

1		tā 他 bìng 并 bú shì 不是 gè 个 hǎo rén 好人。 He is not a good person.
2		zhè yàng 这样 de 的 jī huì 机会 bìng bù 并不 duō 多。 Opportunities like this are not common.
3		zhè ge 这个 wán xiào 玩笑 bìng bù 并不 hǎo xiào 好笑。 This joke is not very funny.
4		tā 他 de 的 chéng jì 成绩 bìng bù 并不 zěn me yàng 怎么样。 His grades are not very good.
5		gū dú 孤独 bìng bù 并不 yì wèi zhe 意味着 jì mò 寂寞。 Loneliness doesn't necessarily mean solitude.