并 + 不 / 没 (emphatic denial)
Deny an assumed difficulty
- Someone says a task must be difficult; you disagree.
- 这并不难。 — 并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
Deny an assumed difficulty
- Someone says a task must be difficult; you disagree.
- this这variant of 并并不难。 — variant of 并并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
Someone says a task must be difficult; you disagree. What does 这并不难。 communicate?
并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty. This negative use differs from 并 as a connector meaning and. The emphatic wording is still the speaker's assessment, not objective proof.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 并 + 不 / 没 (emphatic denial). 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.
this这actually并not不hard难。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is variant of 并并 + not不 / not / haven't没 (emphatic denial). 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.
this这actually并not不hard难。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: This isn't hard at all: 这 ____ 不难。
并 + 不 / 没 firmly denies an assumption: 这并不难.
Read examples in context
- In the opening example, 这并不难。: 并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
- 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, this这variant of 并并不难。: variant of 并并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Why add 并 before 不?
并 = “contrary to expectation” — it counters an assumption.
Know the boundary
- This negative use differs from 并 as a connector meaning and.
- The emphatic wording is still the speaker's assessment, not objective proof.
Know the boundary
- This negative use differs from variant of 并并 as a connector meaning and.
- The emphatic wording is still the speaker's assessment, not objective proof.
并 here adds emphasis to the negation.
Yes: 并不 / 并没 = “actually not …, despite what you think”.
In the opening situation: 并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
This negative use differs from 并 as a connector meaning and. The emphatic wording is still the speaker's assessment, not objective proof. 并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
Use the distinction
- 并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
- This negative use differs from 并 as a connector meaning and. The emphatic wording is still the speaker's assessment, not objective proof.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Sentence patterns.
Use the distinction
- variant of 并并 strengthens the rejection of the assumed difficulty.
- This negative use differs from variant of 并并 as a connector meaning and. The emphatic wording is still the speaker's assessment, not objective proof.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Sentence patterns.