并 (bìng): and, furthermore, also
并 (bìng) is a Chinese character meaning “and.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 丷 (structural) and 开 (structural). It ranks #141 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 并 simplified form of 並; two men standing side-by-side. Its radical form 干 (dry) appears in many related characters such as 干 (gān, dry), 年 (nián, year), 平 (píng, flat).
Definitions
- and
- furthermore
- also
Etymology & Origin
ideographicSimplified form of 並; two men standing side-by-side
Decomposition: ⿱丷开 (layout: top-bottom)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 并
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 并非verb | bìng fēi | really isn't |
| 并肩verb | bìng jiān | alongside |
| 并发症noun | bìng fā zhèng | complications (undesired side-effect of medical procedure) |
| 并肩作战 | bìng jiān zuò zhàn | (idiom) to fight side by side |
| 并不adverb | bìng bù | not at all |
| 相提并论phrase | xiāng tí bìng lùn | to discuss two disparate things together (idiom) |
| 并购verb | bìng gòu | merger and acquisition (M and A) |
| 吞并verb | tūn bìng | to annex |
| 一并adverb | yī bìng | variant of 一併|一并 |
| 并未adverb | bìng wèi | (used to stress that sth did not turn out as one might have expected) did not actually ... |
| 并排verb | bìng pái | side by side |
| 并存verb | bìng cún | to exist at the same time |
| 兼并verb | jiān bìng | to annex |
| 并列verb | bìng liè | to stand side by side |
| 并驾齐驱phrase | bìng jià qí qū | (idiom) to run neck and neck |
并 appears in 68 compound words: 59 as the first character, 16 as the last, and 25 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 并 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (11)
to keep pace with; to keep abreast of; to advance at an equal pace with; to run neck and neck; to be on a par with
to discuss two very different things at the same time; to mention different things on equal terms
to discuss two very different things at the same time; to mention different things on equal terms
Example Sentences
并字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
bìng zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "并" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
...88.HK)年内完成航天企业上市相关检讨并提出谘询
. . . 8 8 . H K ) nián nèi wán chéng háng tiān qǐ yè shàng shì xiāng guān jiǎn tǎo bìng tí chū 谘 xún
... 88.HK) Complete the review and consultation related to the listing of aerospace enterprises during the year
国际小学堂/欧抗美并非无筹码 却易被分而治之
guó jì xiǎo xué táng ōu kàng měi bìng fēi wú chóu mǎ què yì bèi fēn ér zhì zhī
International Primary School/European Anti-American is not without chips, but it is easy to divide and rule
儿少性侵追诉 民团发起连署吁释宪修法并行
ér shǎo xìng qīn zhuī sù mín tuán fā qǐ lián shǔ xū shì xiàn xiū fǎ bìng háng
Child sexual assault prosecution Civil groups launched a joint petition calling for the interpretation of the constitution and the amendment of the law
...信“四合一”迈步 第一金投信可望主导 合并后排名看第七
. . . xìn sì gě yī mài bù dì yī jīn tóu xìn kě wàng zhǔ dǎo gě bìng hòu pái míng kàn dì qī
... The letter "four-in-one" step is expected to dominate the ranking after the merger
四公股投信合并 工会阻力小
sì gōng gǔ tóu xìn gě bìng gōng huì zǔ lì xiǎo
The merger of four public stock investment trusts has little resistance to trade unions
看你并不感到惊讶，你肯定已经知道了。
Kàn nǐ bìng bù gǎndào jīngyà, nǐ kěndìng yǐjīng zhīdào le.
You're not even fazed. You must have known all along!
战争并非不可避免。
Zhànzhēng bìngfēi bù kě bìmiǎn.
War is not inevitable.
我父亲很穷并不让我觉得丢脸。
Wǒ fùqīn hěn qióng bìngbù ràng wǒ juéde diūliǎn.
I'm not ashamed of my father being poor.
杰克很失望，并辞了职。
Jiékè hěn shīwàng, bìng cí le zhí.
Jack was really disappointed, and left his job.
Character Family
干 Radical Family — Characters sharing the dry radical
Frequently Asked Questions
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