并
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bìng · to combine, to annex

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #148
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6Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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干Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 并

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bìngWords pronounced bìng
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Example sentences

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Liǎng rén bìng jiān zhàn zài yì qǐ.两人并肩站在一起。

These two are standing abreast.

Source: Tatoeba #1891250 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Duì bù qǐ, wǒ bìng bù xiǎng duì nǐ fā huǒ.对不起,我并不想对你发火。

Sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you.

Source: Tatoeba #1151858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Méi bìng bù yí dìngdū shì hēi de.煤并不一定都是黑的。

Coal is not always black.

Source: Tatoeba #530708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de jiā bìng bú shì nà yàng de yí gè dà jiā tíng.我的家并不是那样的一个大家庭。

My family isn't such a big family.

Source: Tatoeba #13945456 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de xīn xié zǐ bìng bú shì hěn hé jiǎo.我的新鞋子并不是很合脚。

My new shoes don't fit very well.

Source: Tatoeba #13880562 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bìng bú shì zuò bú dào ér shì tā zhège nán rén tài lǎn le.并不是作不到而是他这个男人太懒了。

Not that he couldn't, but he's too lazy a man to do it.

Source: Tatoeba #901984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 并 in context

  1. Say bìng, then recall the core meaning: to combine, to annex.
  2. Write all 6 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 并且 (bìng qiě), meaning “and”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 并 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.