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跟
跟
gēn
conjunction

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

Common errors

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

*我喜欢红茶跟绿茶。
我喜欢红茶和绿茶。

*我喜歡紅茶跟綠茶。
我喜歡紅茶和綠茶。

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

*漂亮跟聪明哪个更重要?
漂亮和聪明哪个更重要?

*漂亮跟聪明哪个更重要?
漂亮和聪明哪个更重要?