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.

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bìngtogether
发fāoccur

并 shows simultaneous and 发 shows occurrence, together meaning concurrent or complicated by.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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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 發; 发 is its simplified writing.

The simplified 发 stands for more than one traditional character. In most words (爆发, 出发) it is 發; in others (理发, 头发) it is 髮.

The form 發, which 发 stands for in many words, was originally drawn as a bow firing an arrow.

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