# Emphasizing a negation with "并"

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- 在 中国 创业 _并_ **不** 容易，有 很 多 的 挑战。
  <!-- - Zài Zhōngguó chuàngyè _bìng_ **bù** róngyì, yǒu hěn duō de tiǎozhàn. -->
  - In China, starting a business really isn't easy. There are a lot of challenges.
- 我 在 大学 读 金融 专业，但是 当 金融 分析 人员 _并_ **不** 是 我 的 梦想。
  <!-- - Wǒ zài dàxué dú jīnróng zhuānyè, dànshì dāng jīnróng fēnxī rényuán _bìng_ **bù** shì wǒ de mèngxiǎng. -->
  - I'm majoring in finance at the university, but being a financial analyst is not at all my dream.
- 她 结婚 五年 了，也 生 了 一个 孩子，但 她 _并_ **不** 爱 她 丈夫。
  <!-- - Tā jiéhūn wǔ nián le, yě shēng le yī gè háizi, dàn tā _bìng_ **bù** ài tā zhàngfu. -->
  - She's been married for five years and she has a baby, but she doesn't love her husband at all.
- 你 这样 做 其实 _并_ **没有** 解决 客户 的 问题。
  <!-- - Nǐ zhèyàng zuò qíshí _bìng_ **méiyǒu** jiějué kèhù de wèntí. -->
  - What you did didn't actually solve our clients' problems at all.
- 我 弹 钢琴 十年 多 了，但 我 _并_ **不** 喜欢 这 种 乐器 。
  <!-- - Wǒ tán gāngqín shí nián duō le, dàn wǒ _bìng_ **bù** xǐhuan zhè zhǒng yuèqì. -->
  - I've been playing the piano for more than ten years, but I really don't like this musical instrument.
- 我 虽然 和 他 讨论 了，但 我们 _并_ **没有** 找到 问题。
  <!-- - Wǒ suīrán hé tā tǎolùn le, dàn wǒmen _bìng_ **méiyǒu** zhǎodào wèntí. -->
  - Although I've discussed it with him, we haven't found the problem at all.
- 我 _并_ **不** 知道 你 昨天 给 我 打电话 了。
  <!-- - Wǒ _bìng_ **bù** zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le. -->
  - I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday.
- 昨天 下 的 雨 很 大 ，但是 天气 _并_ **不** 凉快 。
  <!-- - Zuótiān xià de yǔ hěn dà, dànshì tiānqì _bìng_ **bù** liángkuai. -->
  - It rained heavily yesterday, but the weather didn't cool off at all.
- 虽然 你 说 了 很 过分 的 话，但是 我 _并_ **没有** 生气 。
  <!-- - Suīrán nǐ shuō le hěn guòfèn de huà, dànshì wǒ _bìng_ **méiyǒu** shēngqì. -->
  - Although you said some very harsh things, I didn't get angry at all.
- 你 送的 礼物 很 贵，但是 我 _并_ **不** 喜欢。
  <!-- - Nǐ sòng de lǐwù hěn guì, dànshì wǒ _bìng_ **bù** xǐhuan. -->
  - The gift you gave was very expensive, but I didn't like it at all.

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- Level: [B2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B2_grammar_points) / [HSK4](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK4_grammar_points)
- Similar to
  - [Emphasizing negation with "又"](../B1/又不.md) (B1)
- Used for: [Emphasizing Negation](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_Negation)
- Keywords: [不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D), [没](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%B2%A1), [并](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B9%B6)

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One of the many uses of [并](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%B9%B6) (bìng) is to add emphasis to a negative sentence that uses [不](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%B8%8D) or [没](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E6%B2%A1). Because you're emphasizing a negation, 并 is often used when expressing disagreement or pointing out a flaw in someone's argument. While the word 并 is not inherently combative, it can certainly be used that way.

## Structure

You can take pretty much any sentence with a negated verb and give it a little extra kick with 并. Just put it before the 不 or 没. Note that when used with 不, you can negate an adjective as well.

Subj. + 并 + 不 + Verb / Adj.

Subj. + 并 + 没 (有) + Verb

## Examples

- 在 中国 创业 _并_ **不** 容易，有 很 多 的 挑战。
  <!-- - Zài Zhōngguó chuàngyè _bìng_ **bù** róngyì, yǒu hěn duō de tiǎozhàn. -->
  - In China, starting a business really isn't easy. There are a lot of challenges.
- 我 在 大学 读 金融 专业，但是 当 金融 分析 人员 _并_ **不** 是 我 的 梦想。
  <!-- - Wǒ zài dàxué dú jīnróng zhuānyè, dànshì dāng jīnróng fēnxī rényuán _bìng_ **bù** shì wǒ de mèngxiǎng. -->
  - I'm majoring in finance at the university, but being a financial analyst is not at all my dream.
- 她 结婚 五年 了，也 生 了 一个 孩子，但 她 _并_ **不** 爱 她 丈夫。
  <!-- - Tā jiéhūn wǔ nián le, yě shēng le yī gè háizi, dàn tā _bìng_ **bù** ài tā zhàngfu. -->
  - She's been married for five years and she has a baby, but she doesn't love her husband at all.
- 你 这样 做 其实 _并_ **没有** 解决 客户 的 问题。
  <!-- - Nǐ zhèyàng zuò qíshí _bìng_ **méiyǒu** jiějué kèhù de wèntí. -->
  - What you did didn't actually solve our clients' problems at all.
- 我 弹 钢琴 十年 多 了，但 我 _并_ **不** 喜欢 这 种 乐器 。
  <!-- - Wǒ tán gāngqín shí nián duō le, dàn wǒ _bìng_ **bù** xǐhuan zhè zhǒng yuèqì. -->
  - I've been playing the piano for more than ten years, but I really don't like this musical instrument.
- 我 虽然 和 他 讨论 了，但 我们 _并_ **没有** 找到 问题。
  <!-- - Wǒ suīrán hé tā tǎolùn le, dàn wǒmen _bìng_ **méiyǒu** zhǎodào wèntí. -->
  - Although I've discussed it with him, we haven't found the problem at all.
- 我 _并_ **不** 知道 你 昨天 给 我 打电话 了。
  <!-- - Wǒ _bìng_ **bù** zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le. -->
  - I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday.
- 昨天 下 的 雨 很 大 ，但是 天气 _并_ **不** 凉快 。
  <!-- - Zuótiān xià de yǔ hěn dà, dànshì tiānqì _bìng_ **bù** liángkuai. -->
  - It rained heavily yesterday, but the weather didn't cool off at all.
- 虽然 你 说 了 很 过分 的 话，但是 我 _并_ **没有** 生气 。
  <!-- - Suīrán nǐ shuō le hěn guòfèn de huà, dànshì wǒ _bìng_ **méiyǒu** shēngqì. -->
  - Although you said some very harsh things, I didn't get angry at all.
- 你 送的 礼物 很 贵，但是 我 _并_ **不** 喜欢。
  <!-- - Nǐ sòng de lǐwù hěn guì, dànshì wǒ _bìng_ **bù** xǐhuan. -->
  - The gift you gave was very expensive, but I didn't like it at all.

## Sources and further reading

### Books

- [HSK Standard Course 4上](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/HSK_Standard_Course_4%E4%B8%8A) (pp. 45) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%87%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%8A%A0%E9%80%9F%E7%AF%87)>) (pp. 158) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)](<https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Boya_Chinese_Upper_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%86%B2%E5%88%BA%E7%AF%87)>) (pp. 11) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp. 304-5) [Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy](https://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA,)
- [卓越汉语－公司实战篇](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87) (pp. 19) [卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)
- [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp. 41) [卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)
- [现代汉语虚词手册](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E6%89%8B%E5%86%8C) (pp. 25) [卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy](http://amzn.to/2z4g8q6,)