并重 (bìng zhòng) — to place equal importance on; to attach equal significance to

Definition

并重 (bìngzhòng) means to give two things equal weight — used in formal, written contexts, especially in policy, education, and business (e.g. 德智体并重, 效益与环保并重). Pairs with 注重 ('emphasize', focused on one thing) rather than substituting for it.

verb
to place equal importance onto attach equal significance to

Examples

  • 并重。
    Zhè suǒ xué xiào tè bié zhù zhòng lǐ lùn yǔ shí jiàn bìng zhòng.
    This school particularly emphasizes giving equal weight to theory and practice.
  • 并重。
    Fù mǔ yīng gāi duì hái zi zài pǐn dé hé xué yè shàng bìng zhòng.
    Parents should attach equal importance to their children's moral character and academic performance.
  • 并重。
    Gōng sī fā zhǎn yào xiào yì yǔ huán bǎo bìng zhòng.
    A company's growth must place equal emphasis on profit and environmental protection.

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/equally
重zhòngvalue

并 (together/equally) and 重 (value) combine to mean lay equal stress on.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
人人rénman
Sound part声符shēngfú
東
東dōng重zhòng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

重 developed from a picture of a man carrying a bag, with 人 for the man and 東 for the bag; a later ground element was folded into the form.

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