Chinese grammar - Using 并 (bìng) to emphasize negation |
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In Chinese, the particle 并 (bìng) is used to emphasize negation, often preceding 不 (bù) or 没 (méi). It is used to stress negation or contradiction. — It is like saying 'at all' in English. |
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你并不懂。
nǐ bìng bù dǒng. You do not understand at all. |
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虽然我打了网球，但我并不累。
suīrán wǒ dǎ le wǎngqiú,#dàn wǒ bìng bú lèi. I am not tired at all even though I played tennis.
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尽管发生了这种事，他并没有生气。
jǐnguǎn fāshēng le zhèzhǒng shì,#tā bìng méiyǒu shēngqì. Despite this kind of thing happening, he is not angry at all.
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这件事并不难，所以不用担心。
zhè jiàn shì bìng bù nán,#suóyǐ bú yòng dānxīn. This matter is not difficult at all so don’t worry. |
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我们并不同意你的观点。
wǒmen bìng bù tóngyì nǐ de guāndiǎn. We do not agree with your view at all.
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她很难过，但并没有哭。
tā hěn nánguò,#dàn bìng méiyǒu kū. She was upset but she did not cry at all. |
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我需要建议，但我并不喜欢这个主意。
wǒ xūyào jiànyì,#dàn wǒ bìng bù xǐhuān zhè ge zhǔyì. I need suggestions but I do not like this idea at all.
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我在那里，但这并不是我的错。
wǒ zài nàlǐ,#dàn zhè bìng bú shì wǒ de cuò. I was there but it is not my fault at all. |
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他们并不关心这个问题。
tāmen bìng bù guānxīn zhè ge wèntí. They do not care about this issue at all. |
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如果你低声说话，他们并不会听见你。
rúguǒ nǐ dīshēng shuōhuà,#tāmen bìng bú huì tīngjiàn nǐ. If you speak in a low voice, they will not hear you at all.
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虽然这是事实，但他告诉我时，我并不相信。
suīrán zhè shì shìshí,#dàn tā gàosu wǒ shí,#wǒ bìng bù xiāngxìn. Even though it was the truth, I did not believe him at all when he told me.
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在新疆时，我并没有看见他。
zài Xīnjiāng shí,#wǒ bìng méiyǒu kànjiàn tā. I did not see him at all while I was in Xinjiang.
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我们并不应该浪费时间。
wǒmen bìng bù yīnggāi làngfèi shíjiān. We should not waste time at all. |
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