并且 (moreover / and also)
Add a quality that supports the point
- You describe someone as intelligent and hard-working.
- 他聪明，并且很努力。 — 并且 adds the second quality to the first.
Add a quality that supports the point
- You describe someone as intelligent and hard-working.
- he / him他intelligent聪明，moreover并且very很to make an effort努力。 — moreover并且 adds the second quality to the first.
You describe someone as intelligent and hard-working. What does 他聪明，并且很努力。 communicate?
并且 adds the second quality to the first. The two points are added rather than presented as a concession here. Addition does not always mean both qualities are positive or that the second is stronger.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 并且 (moreover / and also). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他smart聪明，moreover并且very很hard-working努力。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is moreover并且 (moreover / and also). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
he他smart聪明，moreover并且very很hard-working努力。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Smart, and moreover hard-working: 他聪明，____ 很努力。
… ，并且 … = moreover: 聪明,并且很努力.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 他聪明，并且很努力。: 并且 adds the second quality to the first.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, he / him他intelligent聪明，moreover并且very很to make an effort努力。: moreover并且 adds the second quality to the first.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
What relation does 并且 mark in 聪明，并且很努力?
It adds a further quality. Addition need not always be positive or stronger; it differs from foregrounding a concession with 但是.
Know the boundary
- The two points are added rather than presented as a concession here.
- Addition does not always mean both qualities are positive or that the second is stronger.
并且 introduces a contrast, like 但是.
In this example 并且 adds another quality. Do not turn that into a rule that added points must always have the same emotional value.
In the opening situation: 并且 adds the second quality to the first.
The two points are added rather than presented as a concession here. Addition does not always mean both qualities are positive or that the second is stronger. 并且 adds the second quality to the first.
Use the distinction
- 并且 adds the second quality to the first.
- The two points are added rather than presented as a concession here. Addition does not always mean both qualities are positive or that the second is stronger.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.
Use the distinction
- moreover并且 adds the second quality to the first.
- The two points are added rather than presented as a concession here. Addition does not always mean both qualities are positive or that the second is stronger.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Verb phrases.