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Pronunciation	:	bìng

Meaning	:	combine; merge. (v) stand or place side by side. (v) side by side; equally. (adv) simultaneously. (adv) (used to reinforce a negative) actually; definitely. (adv) and; besides. (conjunction)
Radical	:	丷
Strokes	:	6
Traditional	:	並;併 ( Stroke Order 1 ; Stroke Order 2 )
Usage	:	51.5%

Common Words / Phrases:

并肩

bìng jiān

side by side; shoulder to shoulder

并且

bìng qiě

and; further more

并行

bìng xíng

walk parallel

并用

bìng yòng

use…simultaneously

并非

bìnɡ fēi

to not be

合并

hé bìng

merge

Sentences:

1. Merge two departments into one.

bǎ	liǎng	gè	bù	mén	bìng	chéng	yí	gè	。
把	两	个	部	门	并	成	一	个	。

把	:	used to shift the object to before the verb, which must be accompanied by some other expression.
两	:	two
个	:	measure word
部门	:	department
并	:	merge
成	:	become
一	:	one

2. We were walking side by side on the bridge.

wǒ	men	bìng	jiān	zài	qiáo	shàng	zǒu	zhe	。
我	们	并	肩	在	桥	上	走	着	。

我们	:	we
并肩	:	side by side; shoulder to shoulder
在	:	at
桥	:	bridge
上	:	on
走	:	walk
着	:	added to a verb or adjective to indicate a continued action or state

3. Humans can use the left and right sides of their brains simultaneously.

rén	lèi	néng	zuǒ	yòu	nǎo	bìng	yòng	。
人	类	能	左	右	脑	并	用	。

人类	:	human
能	:	can
左	:	left
右	:	right
脑	:	brain
并	:	simultaneously
用	:	use

4. Personally I see no objection to your doing so.

wǒ	gè	rén	bìng	bù	fǎn	duì	nǐ	zhè	yàng	zuò	。
我	个	人	并	不	反	对	你	这	样	做	。

我	:	I
个人	:	personally
并	:	actually
不	:	not
反对	:	oppose; be against
你	:	you
这样	:	like this
做	:	do

5. This book is sound in content and lively in style.

zhè

běn

shū

nèi

róng

hǎo

，

bìng

qiě

xiě

hěn

shēng

dòng

。

这

本

书

内

容

好

，

并

且

写

得

很

生

动

。

这	:	this
本	:	measure word
书	:	book
内容	:	content
好	:	good
并且	:	and; further more
写	:	write
得	:	(particle) used to link a verb or an adjective to a complement which describes the manner or degree
很	:	very
生动	:	lively