并 [bīng]

• 名词
  • （山西太原的别称） another name for Taiyuan (in Shanxi Province)
  • （姓氏） a surname:

    Bing Shao

    并韶

并 [bìng]

• 动词
  • （合在一起） combine; merge; incorporate; annex; join:

    combine several small factories into a big one;

    把几个小厂并成一个大厂

    The outlying villages were formally annexed by the town last year.

    那些偏远的村庄于去年正式被并入该镇。

  • （两种或两种以上的事物平排着） parallel with:

    They were standing shoulder to shoulder.

    他们肩并着肩站着。

• 副词
  • （不同事物同时存在; 不同事情同时进行） equally; simultaneously; side by side:

    keep both theories;

    两说并存

    place on a par;

    相提并论

  • （用于否定词前加强语气， 略带反驳之意） (not) at all (used before a negative for emphasis):

    not without cause;

    并非无因

    He really didn't know.

    他并不知道。

• 连词
  • （并且） and:
  • （并且） and:

    I fully agree to the arrangement and take delight in it [take it with delight].

    我完全赞成并乐于接受这一安排。