并且(bìng qiě): and

Watch how each character of 并且 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.

How 并且 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

• 我很惊讶，并且感到难过。

  wǒ hěn jīng yà bìng qiě gǎn dào nán guò

  I was surprised and became sad.

• 我一直这么认为并且坚持。

  wǒ yī zhí zhè me rèn wéi bìng qiě jiān chí

  I've always believed in and insisted on this.