Sentence PatternsHSK 5
Emphasizing a negation with 并
Use 并 before 不 or 没（有） to emphasize a negation, often translating as 'at all' or 'really not.' It commonly appears in a contrasting clause to correct an assumption. Note that 并 can emphasize both verb and adjective negations with 不.
Structure
Subj. + 并 + 不 + Verb / Adj.
Can also be used with adjectives.
Subj. + 并 + 没（有） + Verb
Examples
- 在中国创业并不容易，有很多的挑战。Zài Zhōngguó chuàngyè bìng bù róngyì, yǒu hěn duō de tiǎozhàn.In China, starting a business really isn't easy. There are a lot of challenges.
- 她结婚五年了，也生了一个孩子，但她并不爱她丈夫。Tā jiéhūn wǔ nián le, yě shēng le yī gè háizi, dàn tā bìng bù ài tā zhàngfu.She's been married for five years and she has a baby, but she doesn't love her husband at all.
- 你这样做其实并没有解决客户的问题。Nǐ zhèyàng zuò qíshí bìng méiyǒu jiějué kèhù de wèntí.What you did didn't actually solve our clients' problems at all.
- 我并不知道你昨天给我打电话了。Wǒ bìng bù zhīdào nǐ zuótiān gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà le.I didn't know at all that you called me yesterday.
- 你送的礼物很贵，但是我并不喜欢。Nǐ sòng de lǐwù hěn guì, dànshì wǒ bìng bù xǐhuan.The gift you gave was very expensive, but I didn't like it at all.