Parallel "and" Conjunctions in Chinese 中文中的"和"平行連詞

Parallel "and" Conjunctions in Chinese 中文中的"和"平行連詞

Various Ways to Say "AND" in Chinese:

中文"AND"的多種表達方式：

和 (HÉ)

Remember that 和 (hé) is only used for linking nouns.

Structure: Noun 1 + 和 + Noun 2

Examples:

我喜歡櫻桃和桃子。

我喜欢樱桃和桃子。

Wǒ xǐhuān yīngtáo hé táozi.

I like cherries and peaches.

爺爺和奶奶都去了德國。

爷爷和奶奶都去了德国。

Yéyé hé nǎinai dōu qùle déguó.

Grandpa and grandma went to Germany.

都 (dōu), which is placed after the subject of the sentence, is used to indicate everyone in the subject are included in the verb action.

跟 (GĒN)

跟 (gēn), which is literally translated as with, works as the nouns linker, just like 和 (hé).

Structure: Noun 1 + 跟 + Noun 2

Examples:

中午我跟他一起去吃飯了。

中午我跟他一起去吃饭了。

Zhōngwǔ wǒ gēn tā yīqǐ qù chīfànle.

He and I had lunch together at noon, or

I had lunch with him at noon.

我跟我好朋友上同一所大學。

我跟我好朋友上同一所大学。

Wǒ gēn wǒ hǎo péngyǒu shàng tóngyī suǒ dàxué.

My friend and I go to the same university, or

I attend the same university with my good friend.

又 (YÒU)

又 (yòu) is the adjectives linker of and. In this case, both of the adjectives must be equal - both are bad or both are good.

Structure: Subject + 又 + Adjective 1 + 又 + Adjective 2

Examples:

這個小女孩又聰明又可愛。

这个小女孩又聪明又可爱。

Zhège xiǎo nǚhái yòu cōngmíng yòu kě’ài.

This little girl is smart and cute.

那家餐廳又貴又難吃。

那家餐厅又贵又难吃。

Nà jiā cāntīng yòu guì yòu nán chī.

That restaurant is expensive and unsavory.

并 (BÌNG) / 并且 (BÌNG QIĚ)

For the verbs linker, we can use 并 (bìng) or 并且 (bìng qiě).

Structure: Verb 1 / Verb Phrase 1 + 并 / 并且 + Verb 2 / Verb Phrase 2

Examples:

我相信並且堅持我的判斷。

我相信并且坚持我的判断。

Wǒ xiāngxìn bìngqiě jiānchí wǒ de pànduàn.

I believe and stick on my judgment.

他會做飯並且做得特別好。

他会做饭并且做得特别好。

Tā huì zuò fàn bìngqiě zuò dé tèbié hǎo.

He can cook and do it very well.