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平行

píng xíng · ping xing

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Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. parallel
  2. of equal rank
  3. simultaneous
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Walking versus the metro

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)这(zhè)条(tiáo)路(lù)和(hé)地铁线(dìtiěxiàn)是(shì)平行(píngxíng)的(de)吗(ma)？

    Did you know this road and the metro line are parallel?

  2. Liangliang

    知道(zhīdào)，所以(suǒyǐ)我们(wǒmen)可以(kěyǐ)比一比(bǐyibǐ)谁(shéi)先(xiān)到(dào)。

    Yes, so we can race to see who arrives first.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，你(nǐ)走路(zǒulù)，我(wǒ)坐(zuò)地铁(dìtiě)。

    OK, you walk and I take the metro.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)到(dào)了(le)！两条(liǎngtiáo)平行(píngxíng)的(de)路(lù)，我(wǒ)先(xiān)到(dào)！

    I am here! Two parallel routes, and I arrived first!

  5. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)还(hái)在(zài)地铁(dìtiě)里(lǐ)，今天(jīntiān)它(tā)开(kāi)得(de)太(tài)慢(màn)了(le)。

    I am still in the metro. It is going too slowly today.

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2 examples
01

平(píng)行(xíng)四(sì)边(biān)形(xíng)的(de)对(duì)边(biān)平(píng)行(xíng)。

The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel.

Tatoeba: Chinese by SbrAkr · English by blay_paul · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

两(liǎng)条(tiáo)街(jiē)道(dào)互(hù)相(xiāng)平(píng)行(xíng)。

The two streets run parallel to one another.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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