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  12.   <h1>Expressing "and" with "<span class="pinyinst">hé</span>"</h1>
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  14.   <p>When listing out multiple nouns, <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>) is there to help you out. Just remember that <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>) isn't a word you can use to translate just <i><b>any</b></i> usage of the English word "<a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/And" title="And">and</a>."</p>
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  20.       <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and%22_with_%22he%22#Structure"> 1 Structure</a></li>
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  22.       <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and%22_with_%22he%22#Examples"> 2 Examples</a></li>
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  24.       <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and%22_with_%22he%22#See_also"> 3 See also</a></li>
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  26.       <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and%22_with_%22he%22#Sources_and_further_reading"> 4 Sources and further reading</a> 
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  29.         <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22and%22_with_%22he%22#Books"> 4.1 Books</a></li>
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  34.   <h3 id="Structure">Structure</h3>
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  36.   <p>The most common way to express "and" in Chinese is with <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>). It's important to note that <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>) <b>is mainly used to link nouns</b>. This is how you should use it <i><b>exclusively</b></i> as you get used to it. Don't try to link <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Verb" title="Verb">verbs</a> (or whole sentences) with <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>).</p>
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  39.     Noun 1 + <span class="hanzist">和</span> + Noun 2
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  42.   <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_25">Examples</h3>
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  46.       <li><span class="hanzi">你 和 我</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">nǐ hé wǒ </span> <br/>you and I</li>
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  48.       <li><span class="hanzi">老板 喜欢 咖啡 和 茶 。</span><br/><span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn xǐhuan kāfēi hé chá .</span> <br/>The boss likes coffee and tea.</li>
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  50.       <li><span class="hanzi">我 的 爷爷 和 奶奶 都 70 岁 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ de yéye hé nǎinai dōu qīshí suì.</span> <br/>My grandpa and grandma are both 70 years old.</li>
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  52.       <li><span class="hanzi">他 和 他 女朋友 都 喜欢 中国 菜 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā hé tā nǚpéngyou dōu xǐhuan Zhōngguó cài.</span> <br/>His girlfriend and he both like Chinese food.</li>
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  54.       <li><span class="hanzi">你 爸爸 和 你 妈妈 都 是 美国 人 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ bàba hé nǐ māma dōu shì Měiguó rén ma?</span> <br/>Are your father and your mother both Americans?</li>
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  56.       <li><span class="hanzi">手机 和 电脑 都 很 贵 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Shǒujī hé diànnǎo dōu hěn guì.</span> <br/>Cell phones and computers are both expensive.</li>
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  58.       <li><span class="hanzi">德语 和 法语 都 很 难 吗 ？</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Déyǔ hé Fǎyǔ dōu hěn nán ma?</span> <br/>Are both German and French difficult?</li>
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  60.       <li><span class="hanzi">今天 和 明天 都 可以 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Jīntiān hé míngtiān dōu kěyǐ ma?</span> <br/>Are today and tomorrow both OK?</li>
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  64.   <p>(If you're unclear why the <span class="hanzi">都</span> (<span class="pinyin">dōu</span>) is used in the sentences about, see our article on <a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/The_%22all%22_adverb" title="The &quot;all&quot; adverb" class="mw-redirect">the adverb <span class="hanzi">都</span> (<span class="pinyin">dōu</span>)</a>.)</p>
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  66.   <p>Just to be absolutely clear what we mean by using <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>) with nouns only, here are two English examples of what you should and shouldn't try to express with <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>):</p>
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  70.       <li class="q"><span class="spaced">I went to the store and bought some gum.</span> Don't use <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>) for this "and"! "Went to the store" and "bought some gum" are both verb phrases, not nouns.</li>
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  72.       <li><span class="spaced">I like to eat cucumbers and cheese.</span> This one is good! "Cucumbers" and "cheese" are both nouns, so you can use <span class="hanzi">和</span> (<span class="pinyin">hé</span>) here.</li>
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  76.   <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_26">See also</h2>
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  79.     <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22in_addition%22_with_%22haiyou%22" title="Expressing &quot;in addition&quot; with &quot;haiyou&quot;">Expressing "in addition" with "haiyou"</a></li>
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  81.     <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22In_addition%22_as_%22lingwai%22" title="&quot;In addition&quot; as &quot;lingwai&quot;">"In addition" as "lingwai"</a></li>
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  83.     <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22not_only%E2%80%A6_but_also%22" title="Expressing &quot;not only… but also&quot;">Expressing "not only… but also"</a></li>
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  85.     <li><a href="https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Combining_verbs_with_%22bing%22" title="Combining verbs with &quot;bing&quot;">Combining verbs with "bing"</a></li>
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  88.   <h2 id="sigil_toc_id_27">Sources and further reading</h2>
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  90.   <h3 id="sigil_toc_id_28">Books</h3>
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  93.     <li>Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 74-5)</li>
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  95.     <li>Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 14-5)</li>
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  97.     <li>A Practical Chinese Grammar For Foreigners (<span class="hanzi">外国人实用汉语语法</span>) (p. 126)</li>
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