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并行 (bìng xíng) — to proceed in parallel; to run concurrently

Definition

并行 stresses two processes running together at the same time. 平行 is the geometry/state sense (parallel lines, equal rank); 并列 is side-by-side placement, often in a ranking or list.

verb
to proceed in parallelto run concurrently

Examples

  • 并行。
    Ruǎn jiàn hé yìng jiàn de kāi fā xū yào bìng xíng tuī jìn.
    The development of software and hardware needs to proceed in parallel.
  • 并行，。
    Zhè liǎng gè tuán duì zài bìng xíng gōng zuò, hù xiāng bù gān rǎo.
    These two teams are working in parallel without interfering with each other.
  • 并行。
    Tā men jué dìng bìng xíng chǔ lǐ zhè jǐ gè wèn tí.
    They decided to handle these several issues in parallel.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

并bìngside by side
行xíngproceed

并 means side by side, and 行 means to proceed, together describing things running in parallel.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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