- 1. (indicating the inclusion of two items)
 - ♦ 连老带小一共23个人。 There are altogether 23, including the old people and children.
 - 2. (indicating the simultaneous occurrence of two actions)
 - ♦ 连说带比划 talking and gesticulating
 - ♦ 连蹦带跳 hopping and skipping
 - ♦ 连打带骂 beating and cursing