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Coordinate compound sentence (并列复句)
A coordinate compound sentence joins two clauses that have equal status — two simultaneous actions (一边...一边...), two parallel facts (clause + clause), or shared qualities (也). Think of it as the 'and' sentence in Chinese.
核心例句
他一边听音乐，一边做作业——两件事同时进行，用并列复句就能说清楚！
Tā yìbiān tīng yīnyuè, yìbiān zuò zuòyè — liǎng jiàn shì tóngshí jìnxíng, yòng bìngliè fùjù jiù néng shuō qīngchǔ!
He listens to music and does homework at the same time — two things happening together, and a coordinate sentence makes it crystal clear!
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3 个结构
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课程摘要
A coordinate compound sentence joins two clauses that have equal status — two simultaneous actions (一边...一边...), two parallel facts (clause + clause), or shared qualities (也). Think of it as the 'and' sentence in Chinese.
A coordinate compound sentence (并列复句) links two clauses where neither is more important than the other. At HSK 1, there are three common forms:
1. 一边...一边... — two actions done at the same time by the same subject: 他一边走路，一边唱歌 (He walks and sings simultaneously). Both actions must be ongoing and doable at the same time.
2. Clause + Clause (juxtaposition) — two parallel facts or events with the same or different subjects: 爸爸做饭，妈妈看电视 (Dad cooks; Mom watches TV).
3. 也 — shows that something else is also true: 我喜欢唱歌，弟弟也喜欢唱歌 (I like singing; my brother also likes singing).
When NOT to use 一边...一边...: do not use it for two sequential actions (one after another). For that, use 先...再... or 然后. Also, do not use 一边...一边... for states or completed actions — it is for simultaneous ongoing actions.
Common learner trap: using 和 to connect two clauses. 和 connects nouns, not full clauses. Say 爸爸做饭，妈妈看电视 — NOT 爸爸和妈妈，做饭和看电视 (that changes the meaning entirely).
语法句型
Subject + 一边 + verb1, 一边 + verb2 (two simultaneous actions)
The same subject does two actions at the same time.
他一边走路，一边唱歌。
Tā yìbiān zǒulù, yìbiān chànggē.
He walks and sings at the same time.
她一边吃饭，一边看电视。
Tā yìbiān chī fàn, yìbiān kàn diànshì.
She eats and watches TV at the same time.
语法句型
Clause 1, Clause 2 (two parallel facts)
Two parallel facts or events with equal importance.
爸爸做饭，妈妈看电视。
Bàba zuò fàn, māma kàn diànshì.
Dad cooks, and Mom watches TV.
语法句型
Subject1 + predicate, Subject2 + 也 + predicate (shared quality)
Something is also true for another person or thing.
我喜欢唱歌，弟弟也喜欢唱歌。
Wǒ xǐhuan chànggē, dìdi yě xǐhuan chànggē.
I like singing, and my younger brother also likes singing.
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