bing3併并
Jyutpingbing3
Yalebing
Definition
To merge or combine two or more things into one.
neutraldaily actions
How it's used
This character is primarily used as a bound morpheme in formal or compound words rather than as a standalone verb in casual speech. When used as a verb in spoken Cantonese, it is almost always followed by the particle 埋 to indicate the completion of the action of joining or merging. It carries a sense of physical or logical consolidation that distinguishes it from simply putting things next to each other.
Examples
Why don't we merge the two reports together?
Related words
Common mistake
Learners often mistake this for 拼, which relates to spelling or piecing together a puzzle. While 併 refers to merging or combining entities, 拼 is used for assembling parts to form a whole, such as 拼圖.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
