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并驾齐驱 (bìng jià qí qū) — to keep pace with one another; to be on a par with; to be equally matched

Definition

A formal chengyu meaning two or more sides are evenly matched and advancing at the same speed — used for competitors, nations, or comparable peers, not people and objects.

idiom
to keep pace with one anotherto be on a par withto be equally matched

Examples

  • 并驾齐驱。
    Zhè liǎng jiā gōng sī zài jì shù chuàng xīn fāng miàn bìng jià qí qū.
    These two companies keep pace with each other in technological innovation.
  • ，并驾齐驱。
    Zài bān jí lǐ, xiǎo míng hé xiǎo hóng de chéng jì bìng jià qí qū.
    In the class, Xiaoming and Xiaohong's grades are on a par.
  • ，并驾齐驱。
    Zài rén gōng zhì néng lǐng yù, zhōng měi liǎng guó bìng jià qí qū.
    In the field of artificial intelligence, China and the US are keeping pace with each other.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

并驾drive together
并bìngtogether驾jiàdrive
偏正Modifier + head
齐驱run together
齐qítogether驱qūrun
偏正Modifier + head

并驾 and 齐驱 both describe moving together, giving the sense of keeping pace with one another.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 駕; 驾 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎ
Sound part声符shēngfú
加
加jiā駕jià
Same sound today

In the traditional form 駕, 馬 relates to a horse, and 加 gives the sound; this story is about 駕, not the simplified 驾.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 齊; 齐 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 齊 pictures multiple fruits or thorns neatly arranged; the simplified 齐 is a later shorthand.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 驅; 驱 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
馬馬mǎhorse
Sound part声符shēngfú
區
區qū驅qū
Same sound today

The traditional form 驅 pairs 馬 (horse) with 區 as a sound part; simplified 驱 is a later shorthand.

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