conjunction

In the sentence 'I like apples and oranges', the word 'and' acts as a conjunction.

(Chinese) 在句子“我喜欢苹果和橘子”中，“和”字充当连词。

You cannot join two independent clauses without using a conjunction or a semicolon.

(Chinese) 如果不使用连词或分号，你就不能连接两个独立的子句。