Chinese word

并行

Pronunciation

Pinyinbìng xíng

Meaning

  • adjectiveparallel

Example

公司有两条并行的生产线。gōng sī yǒu liǎng tiáo bìng xíng de shēng chǎn xiàn

The company has two parallel production lines.

Illustration for 并行 (parallel)

More examples

两个任务是并行的，可以同时进行。liǎng gè rèn wù shì bìng xíng de ké yǐ tóng shí jìn xíng

The two tasks run in parallel and can be done at the same time.

Core concept

A set of lanes stays separate while each lane carries its own movement forward at the same time.

Common phrases

  • 并行处理bìng xíng chú lǐ

    parallel processing

  • 并行运行bìng xíng yùn xíng

    parallel execution

  • 并行的进程bìng xíng de jìn chéng

    parallel processes

Similar words

并发bìng fā: Describes several events or processes happening simultaneously.
同步tóng bù: Describes actions or progress kept in step so that they match in time.
并列bìng liè: Describes separate elements arranged side by side as equal and independent parts.

Definition in Chinese

多项活动在时间上重合并以并列方式同时推进，强调并列与同时并存的状态。duō xiàng huó dòng zài shí jiān shàng chóng hé bìng yǐ bìng liè fāng shì tóng shí tuī jìn qiáng diào bìng liè yǔ tóng shí bìng cún de zhuàng tài

Word origin

并行 (bìngxíng, "parallel") is built from 并 (bìng, "together") and 行 (xíng, "go forward"), presenting concurrent progress as movement along separate lanes.

Usage tips

  • When describing a schedule or workflow, this adjective signals that the activities can continue side by side rather than waiting for one activity to finish first.

Opposites

  • 串行chuàn xíngserialadjective

Related words

  • 并行性bìng xíng xìngparallelismnoun
  • 并行化bìng xíng huàparallelizeverb

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