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并列 (bìng liè) — to be tied (in a competition or ranking); to be juxtaposed; to stand side by side

Definition

Used when two things share the same rank or are placed side by side for comparison. 并肩 stresses people working together, while 平行 describes parallel lines or simultaneous processes.

verb
to be tied (in a competition or ranking)to be juxtaposedto stand side by side

Examples

  • 并列，。
    Tā men liǎ bìng liè dì yī, méi yǒu fēn chū shèng fù.
    The two of them tied for first place; no winner was determined.
  • 并列。
    Zhè piān wén zhāng jiāng liǎng zhǒng guān diǎn bìng liè tǎo lùn.
    This article discusses two viewpoints side by side.
  • ，并列。
    Zài bǐ sài zhōng, tā men bìng liè dì sān míng.
    In the competition, they tied for third place.

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
列lièarrange

并 gives the sense of side by side, and 列 means to arrange, together meaning to be placed in parallel.

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

列 combines 歹, drawn as skeletal remains, and 刀, a knife, to depict tearing apart.

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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9HSK 2.0 Level 6Order & Arrangement

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