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并行

bìngxíng

to run in parallel; parallel

Two parallel railway tracks with a red train on one
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Characters in this word

并 bìng

Strokes
6
Radical
干 — arid, dry
Made of
丷 horns 开 to open
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

行 xíng

Strokes
6
Radical
行 — to go, to walk, to move
Made of
彳 to step with the left foot 亍 to take small steps
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 传统业务与数字平台并行推进,反而暴露出集团内部的管理断层。 Chuántǒng yèwù yǔ shùzì píngtái bìngxíng tuījìn, fǎn'ér bàolù chū jítuán nèibù de guǎnlǐ duàncéng. Pushing traditional operations and digital platforms forward in parallel has instead exposed management gaps within the group.
  • 两条铁路并行了很长一段,然后才分开。 Liǎng tiáo tiělù bìngxíng le hěn cháng yí duàn, ránhòu cái fēnkāi. The two railways ran in parallel for a long stretch before separating.
  • 学习和工作并行,他每天都很累。 Xuéxí hé gōngzuò bìngxíng, tā měi tiān dōu hěn lèi. Studying and working at the same time, he is tired every day.

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