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(bìng) - and also, moreover, furthermore in Mandarin

bìng

Traditional: 並

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Translation

and also, moreover, furthermore

Word origin

The simplified 并 'and, moreover' derives from a graph depicting two people standing together side by side, conveying joining or combining. It serves as a conjunction meaning 'and also'.

Origin
ideograph
Root
two figures standing together

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Examples

He came and also brought a gift.

I don't actually agree.

Things are not that simple.

The fact is not so.

I do not actually dislike him.

并 (bìng) means and also, moreover, furthermore. It is used as a conjunction in everyday Mandarin speech.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 并.

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This word is part of lesson 5.