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并

竝
bìng
#141 most
frequent character
combine, merge, incorporate
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

并 shows one person beside another, with two strokes 二 across their legs, so it first meant 'two people grouped together'. That grew to 'together' and then 'to combine, put together'.

Drawn as: person beside person; two strokes across legs

并 as a component in other characters

meaning1 character
拼
sound6 characters
瓶拼屏饼迸胼
picture2 characters
骈姘

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Example Sentences

我们需要把这两种材料并在一起。
wǒmen xūyào bǎzhèliǎng zhǒng cáiliào bìng zàiyīqǐ 。
We need to combine these two materials together.
他把所有的意见并考虑进去。
tā bǎ suǒyǒu de yìjiàn bìng kǎolǜ jìnqù 。
He incorporated all suggestions into his thoughts.
这种技术可以并提高效率。
zhèzhǒng jìshù kěyǐ bìng tígāo xiàolǜ 。
This technology can help improve efficiency.

Same Characters, Different Readings

并bìng
combine, merge, incorporate
并bìng
combine, merge, incorporate
并Bing1
short name for Taiyuan 太原[Tai4yuan2]

Words with similar meanings

合并hébìng
merge
More commonly used in the context of business companies merging together.
结合jiéhé
combine
Implies a more harmonious or qualitative combination than just merging.

Homophones

病bìng
disease
并bìng
combine, merge, incorporate
并bìng
combine, merge, incorporate

Words Starting With 并

并且bìng qiě
and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition
并列bìng liè
to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
并存bìng cún
to exist at the same time; to coexist
并非bìng fēi
really isn't

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Grammar Points

HSK 4
Combining verbs with "bing"
HSK 4
Emphasizing a negation with "bing"
HSK 4
Expressing "moreover" with "bingqie"