How to use 和 (hé) in Mandarin Chinese?

和 hé GRAMMAR

HSK 1 · Grammar note

和 — how to use it in Chinese

and; with

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Explanation

As a conjunction it means "and", but in spoken Chinese it is sometimes avoided between long clauses.

Example sentences

我 wǒ 和 hé 他 tā 是 shì 朋友 péng you

He and I are friends

妈妈 mā ma 和 hé 爸爸 bà ba 都 dōu 来了 lái le

Both Mom and Dad came

今天 jīn tiān 我 wǒ 和 hé 同学 tóng xué 一起 yì qǐ 吃饭 chī fàn

Today I ate with my classmates

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