并发 (bìng fā) — to occur simultaneously; to be concurrent; (medical) complication; to be complicated by

Definition

A formal/technical verb meaning 'to occur at the same time' — used in computing (concurrent requests) and medicine (a complication that develops alongside the main illness).

verb
to occur simultaneouslyto be concurrent(medical) complicationto be complicated by

Examples

  • 并发
    Zhè zhǒng jí bìng cháng bìng fā fèi yán.
    This disease is often complicated by pneumonia.
  • 并发
    Xì tǒng xū yào chǔ lǐ dà liàng bìng fā qǐng qiú.
    The system needs to handle a large number of concurrent requests.
  • Huàn zhě chū xiàn le yán zhòng de bìng fā zhèng zhuàng.
    The patient developed severe concurrent symptoms.

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