并且 (moreover / and also)

"…and moreover…"

moreover并且bìng qiě = "moreover / and also" — adds a further point or action.
he / him他tāintelligent聪明cōng míng，moreover并且bìng qiěvery很hěnto make an effort努力nǔ lì = "he's smart, and moreover hard-working."
It piles a second quality onto the first.

he他tāsmart聪明cōng míng，moreover并且bìng qiěvery很hěnhard-working努力nǔ lì。

intelligent聪明cōng míng，moreover并且bìng qiěvery很hěnto make an effort努力nǔ lì = "smart, and moreover hard-working."

Practice

Smart, and moreover hard-working: 他聪明，____ 很努力。

Practice

并且 introduces a contrast, like 但是.

moreover并且bìng qiě adds in the same direction (unlike but但是dàn shì, which turns).

Explore

并且 escalates: clause one, AND WHAT'S MORE, clause two.

Practice

并且 adds a point in which direction?

Key idea

… ，moreover并且bìng qiě … — "moreover / and also" (adds a point)
he / him他tāintelligent聪明cōng míng，moreover并且bìng qiěvery很hěnto make an effort努力nǔ lì
Reinforces (same direction), not a contrast