gēn
conjunction

HSK1 TBCL2
Gēn 跟 ‘and’ is a conjunction, which joins nouns or noun phrases.

Common errors

Learners might use a noun phrase with as an object of a sentence.

*我喜欢红茶绿茶。
我喜欢红茶绿茶。

*我喜歡紅茶綠茶。
我喜歡紅茶綠茶。

Learners might use to join items other than nouns or noun phrases (Compare with usage of conjunction ).

*漂亮聪明哪个更重要?
漂亮聪明哪个更重要?

*漂亮聪明哪个更重要?
漂亮聪明哪个更重要?