HSK 1
并列复句
bìng liè fù jù
Coordinate compound sentences
Explanation
Coordinate compound sentence (并列复句 bìngliè fùjù — a sentence with two or more clauses of equal rank, each adding information, with no clause subordinate to another).
there are two ways. (1) Without a connective, simply separating the two clauses with a comma: 我喜欢看电视，弟弟喜欢打球 (I like watching TV, my younger brother likes playing ball). (2) Using the connective pair 一边...一边... (yìbiān...yìbiān... — "while... at the same time...") for two actions happening simultaneously, or ...也... (yě — "also...") to add a point of similarity.
when you want to state two parallel things/qualities. 一边...一边... emphasizes two actions done SIMULTANEOUSLY (他一边走路，一边唱歌 — He walks while singing).
using 一边...一边... for two things that are not simultaneous; forgetting to place 也 BEFORE the verb/adjective in the second clause (也很干净, not 很干净也).
Examples
(1) Without a connective
I like watching TV, my younger brother likes playing ball.
He has an older brother, but no older sister.
(2) Using connectives: 一边... 一边... (while... at the same time...); ... 也... (... also...)
He walks while singing.
My older brother watches TV while eating.
I like singing, and my younger brother likes singing too.
This room is very big, and also very clean.
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