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Emphasizing a negation with "并"
- 在 中国 创业 并 不 容易，有 很 多 的 挑战。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 。
- 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 。
- 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。
- The gift you gave was very expensive, but I didn't like it at all.
One of the many uses of 并 (bìng) is to add emphasis to a negative sentence that uses 不 or 没. 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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 。
- 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 。
- 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。
- 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 (pp. 45) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 158) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 11) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 304-5) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 19) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
- 现代汉语虚词例释 (pp. 41) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
- 现代汉语虚词手册 (pp. 25) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy