并用 (bìng yòng) — to use both at the same time; to employ simultaneously

Definition

并用 (bìngyòng) means 'to use two or more things together at the same time' — e.g. methods, resources, techniques. It emphasizes simultaneous use, not just combining.

verb
to use both at the same timeto employ simultaneously

Examples

  • 并用。
    Zhè liǎng zhǒng fāng fǎ kě yǐ bìng yòng.
    These two methods can be used together.
  • 并用。
    Tā bìng yòng le suǒ yǒu zī yuán.
    He used all the resources at once.
  • ，并用。
    Bǐ sài zhōng, nǐ xū yào bìng yòng sù dù hé lì liàng.
    In the competition, you need to use both speed and strength.

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
用yònguse

并 shows together and 用 shows use, together meaning using things at the same time.

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.

用 was formed by adding a handle to an earlier form.

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