并bìng(not) at all
并 (bìng) means "(not) at all," as in 这个问题并不难 (This question is not difficult at all), 我并没有告诉他 (I did not tell him at all) and 他并不喜欢这个菜 (He does not like this dish at all). In all three, 并 means (not) at all. This entry covers this one sense.
What does 并 mean?
- 1.
(not) at alladverb
What does the character 并 mean?
- 并(not) at all
How do you use 并?
See it in 这个问题并不难, 我并没有告诉他 and 他并不喜欢这个菜.
Patterns
并 + 不 / 没有 + verb
我并没有告诉他。
Wǒ bìng méiyǒu gàosu tā.
I did not tell him at all.
What are some examples of 并 in a sentence?
How is 并 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你觉得考试难吗?
Nǐ juéde kǎoshì nán ma?
Do you think the exam is hard?
- Speaker B:
并不难。
Bìng bù nán.
Not hard at all.
- Speaker A:
真的吗?
Zhēn de ma?
Really?
- Speaker B:
真的,很简单。
Zhēn de, hěn jiǎndān.
Really, it's very easy.
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.