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并

bìng

1. adverb used before a negative to strengthen it, often correcting an assumption

   事情并不简单。

   Shìqing bìng bù jiǎndān.

   The matter is by no means simple.

2. correlative conjunction and; moreover (joining two verbs or verb phrases)

   会议讨论并通过了这项计划。

   Huìyì tǎolùn bìng tōngguò le zhè xiàng jìhuà.

   The meeting discussed and approved the plan.

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