Common Meanings
1
bìng并
To combine, merge, or put together; to annex.
这两家公司决定合并，以扩大市场份额。
These two companies decided to merge to expand their market share.
simultaneously; side by side; to combine or give equal importance to two or more things
学习和实践应并重。
Learning and practice should be given equal importance.
Conjunction, meaning 'and', 'furthermore', or 'moreover', used to connect parallel ideas or to add a progressive layer of information.
我们讨论了计划，并决定立即开始执行
We discussed the plan and decided to start implementing it immediately.
Used before a negative word (like 不, 没) to intensify the negative, indicating something is not as expected or not at all.
这个问题并没有我想象的那么难。
This problem is not as difficult as I imagined.
2
bīng并
An alternative name for Taiyuan, a city in Shanxi Province, China.
并州历史悠久，文化底蕴深厚。
Bingzhou (an alternative name for Taiyuan) has a long history and profound cultural heritage.