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Chinese grammar - Using 并 (bìng) to emphasize negation

Using 并 (bìng) to emphasize negation

In Chinese, the particle (bìng) is used to emphasize negation, often preceding (bù) or (méi).

It is used to stress negation or contradiction.

It is like saying 'at all' in English.

Examples:
你并不懂。
nǐ bìng bù dǒng.
You do not understand at all.
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.

网球 (wǎngqiú) means 'tennis'

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.

(zhǒng) is the measure word for types

这种事 (zhǒng shì) means '(this) kind of thing' or 'type of matter'

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.
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.

观点 (guāndiǎn) means 'point of view'

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.
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.

建议 (jiànyì) means 'suggestion'

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.
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.
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.

低声 (dīshēng) means 'low voice' or 'in a low voice'

听见 (tīngjiàn) means 'to hear'

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.

事实 (shìshí) means 'fact'

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.

新疆 (Xīnjiāng) means 'Xinjiang' - the region in China

我们并不应该浪费时间。
wǒmen bìng bù yīnggāi làngfèi shíjiān.
We should not waste time at all.