16 Conjunctions
Conjunctions are words that join phrases belonging to the same grammatical category and in-
dicate a relationship between them. Mandarin conjunctions include the following.16.1 Conjunctions that indicate an ‘additive’ or ‘and’ relationship
16.1.1 和 hé
王明和李安是大学生。
王明和李安是大學生。
Wáng Míng hé Lǐ Ān shì dàxuéshēng.
Wang Ming and Li An are college students.16.1.2 跟 gBn
北京跟上海都是很值得去看的地方。
Běijīng gēn Shànghǎi dōu shì hěn zhíde qù kàn de dìfang.
Beijing and Shanghai are both places worth seeing.跟 gēn also functions as a preposition.
C 1416.1.3 同 tóng
我同他的关系很不错。
我同他的關係很不錯。
Wǒ tóng tā de guānxi hěn bù cuò.
The relationship between him and me is not bad (really good).16.1.4 与/與 yJ
我们对中国的文化与历史都很有兴趣。
我們對中國的文化與歷史都很有興趣。
Wǒmen duì Zhōngguó de wénhuà yǔ lìshǐ dōu hěn yǒu xīngqù.
We are really interested in Chinese culture and history.note 同 tóng is used in southern China and is not common in the north. 与/與 yj is used in literary phrases.