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齐头并进 (qí tóu bìng jìn) — to advance together; to do things simultaneously

Definition

A chengyu meaning several people or projects move forward side by side, at the same pace and without one lagging behind. Use it to praise coordinated parallel progress, not casual teamwork.

idiom
to advance togetherto do things simultaneously

Examples

  • 齐头并进，。
    Zhè liǎng gè xiàng mù bì xū qí tóu bìng jìn jìn xíng, bù néng yǒu xiān hòu.
    These two projects must proceed simultaneously; there can't be one after the other.
  • ，齐头并进。
    Zài jīng jì fā zhǎn zhōng, gōng yè hé nóng yè yīng gāi qí tóu bìng jìn fā zhǎn.
    In economic development, industry and agriculture should advance together.
  • 齐头并进，。
    Tā men sān gè rén qí tóu bìng jìn, yì qǐ wán chéng le rèn wu.
    The three of them advanced together and completed the task.

Origin

Characters in this word

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 頭; 头 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
頁頁yèhead
Sound part声符shēngfú
豆
豆dòu頭tóu
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 頭 shows 頁, meaning head, beside 豆 as a sound component; the simplified 头 is a later shorthand.

Open 头 →

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 進; 进 is its simplified writing.

  • 辵辵chuòwalk
  • 隹隹zhuīshort-tail bird

The traditional form 進 pairs 辵 (walk) with 隹 (short-tail bird): the picture showed moving forward because a bird can only walk forward, not backward. The simplified 进 is a later shorthand.

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