并且 / 并【bìngqiě / bìng】

并且 links two actions or two statements and adds the second to the first: "and also", "and moreover". It sounds more formal than 而且 and is common in writing, reports and speeches.

When both halves share a subject, 并且 goes straight before the second verb phrase, as in the examples above.

Verbs, not nouns

并且 joins verb phrases and clauses. Two nouns are joined with 和.

• × 我买了苹果并且香蕉 → 我买了苹果和香蕉
• × 老师并且学生都来了 → 老师和学生都来了

The short form 并

In writing, 并 alone does the same job between two verb phrases. It sits right before the second verb, with no comma.

而且 is the everyday "and also"; with 不但 it builds "not only … but also".