并 bìng · bīng

HSK 3Character2 readings

and; together; at the same time

Radical: 干
Strokes: 6
Structure: Top–bottom
Parts: 丷开
Traditional: 並
Frequency: #156 most common character

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Readings and meanings

bìngMain reading bīngRare reading

bìng

bing4Main readingHSK 3

and; together; at the same time
really not; not at all (with 不 or 没有)
to combine; to put together

Examples

这并不难。
zhè bìng bù nán
This is not difficult at all.
AI-generated sentence
我们把两张桌子并在一起。
wǒ men bǎ liǎng zhāng zhuō zi bìng zài yì qǐ
We put the two tables together.
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我们并排走路。
wǒ men bìng pái zǒu lù
We walk side by side.
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Words that use “并” as bìng

并且bìng qiěand alsoWordHSK 3 合并hé bìngto combine two or more things into oneWordHSK 5 并列bìng lièto be placed side by side, next to each otherWordHSK 7–9 并行bìng xíngto go or move forward side by sideWordHSK 7–9 并购bìng gòuwhen one company buys another companyWordHSK 7–9 并非bìng fēireally is notWordHSK 7–9 相提并论xiāng tí bìng lùnto talk about two very different things as if they were the sameWordHSK 7–9 一并yī bìngto lump togetherWordUnreviewed

bīng

bing1Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is bìng.

short name for Taiyuan 太原 (Tài yuán) CC-CEDICT

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Same radical 干

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