並
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bìng · to combine, to annex

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8Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 並

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Example sentences

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Bìng bú shì bù kě yǐ.並不是不可以。

Not that it's not possible.

Source: Tatoeba #1708401 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bìng bù wán quán shì cuò de.他並不完全是錯的。

He is not completely wrong.

Source: Tatoeba #8091297 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bìng bù xiǎng shāng hài tā de gǎn qíng.我並不想傷害他的感情。

I don't want to hurt his feelings.

Source: Tatoeba #881061 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xīng qī tiān bìng bù zǒng shì zài jiā.我星期天並不總是在家。

I'm not always at home on Sundays.

Source: Tatoeba #890628 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bìng bù zǒng shì zài xīng qī tiān huí jiā.我並不總是在星期天回家。

I do not always return home on Sundays.

Source: Tatoeba #795258 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bìng bù wán quán xìn rèn wǒ.他並不完全信任我。

He doesn't altogether trust me.

Source: Tatoeba #833030 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 並 in context

  1. Say bìng, then recall the core meaning: to combine, to annex.
  2. Write all 8 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 並 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.