Chinese word

并列

Pronunciation

Pinyinbìng liè

Meaning

  • verbtreat as equals

Example

别把我和他并列。bié bǎ wǒ hé tā bìng liè

Don't treat me as his equal.

Illustration for 并列 (treat as equals)

More examples

在讨论政策时，应把经济发展和环境保护并列考虑。zài tǎo lùn zhèng cè shí yīng bǎ jīng jì fā zhǎn hé huán jìng bǎo hù bìng liè kǎo lǜ

When discussing policies, economic development and environmental protection should be considered equally.

Core concept

Places separate people or things in one shared row or rank, with none given a higher position.

Common phrases

  • 并列对待bìng liè duì dài

    treat as equals

  • 并列考虑bìng liè kǎo lǜ

    consider equally

  • 并列出现bìng liè chū xiàn

    appear side by side

Similar words

并重bìng zhòng: Treat several matters as equally important.
相提并论xiāng tí bìng lùn: Mention different people or things together as part of one discussion.
并称bìng chēng: Present multiple people or things together under one shared name or evaluation.

Definition in Chinese

在陈述、比较或排列时将若干对象放在同一行列或同一层级上，表示这些对象在某方面具有同等地位或价值。zài chén shù bǐ jiào huò pái liè shí jiāng ruò gān duì xiàng fàng zài tóng yì háng liè huò tóng yì céng jí shàng biǎo shì zhè xiē duì xiàng zài mǒu fāng miàn jù yǒu tóng děng dì wèi huò jià zhí

Word origin

并 (bìng, "together") + 列 (liè, "row") forms the image of putting things together in one row, which leads to the sense of giving them equal standing.

Usage tips

  • English parallel often describes lines, processes, or events that run alongside each other, while this word can also judge people or things as equal in rank.

Other meanings

  • place side by sideverb
  • parallelnoun

Opposites

  • 区别对待qū bié duì dàitreat differentlyverb
  • 优先考虑yōu xiān kǎo lǜprioritizeverb

Related words

  • 并列关系bìng liè guān xìparallel relationshipnoun
  • 并列结构bìng liè jié gòuparallel structurenoun

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