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并bìng(not) at all

HSK 4word

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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. 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?

  1. 这个问题并不难。

    Zhège wèntí bìng bù nán.

    This question is not difficult at all.

  2. 我并没有告诉他。

    Wǒ bìng méiyǒu gàosu tā.

    I did not tell him at all.

  3. 他并不喜欢这个菜。

    Tā bìng bù xǐhuan zhège cài.

    He does not like this dish at all.

How is 并 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你觉得考试难吗?

    Nǐ juéde kǎoshì nán ma?

    Do you think the exam is hard?

  2. Speaker B:

    并不难。

    Bìng bù nán.

    Not hard at all.

  3. Speaker A:

    真的吗?

    Zhēn de ma?

    Really?

  4. Speaker B:

    真的,很简单。

    Zhēn de, hěn jiǎndān.

    Really, it's very easy.

Can you use 并 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 这个问题___不难。 (This question is not difficult at all.)
  2. 2.What does 我并没有告诉他。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 并 mean in 他并不喜欢这个菜。?

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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.