Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
并行
bìngxíng
Description
"并行"的意思是两个或多个事情同时进行，或者并排走。
"并行" means two or more things happening at the same time, or side by side.
我们常常说两件工作可以并行，这样能省很多时间。
We often say two tasks can be done 并行, which saves a lot of time.
Meanings
并行bìngxíng
to carry out at the same time; in parallel
这两个项目可以并行进行。
These two projects can proceed in parallel.
并行bìngxíng
to walk or run side by side
两辆车并行开在路上。
Two cars are driving side by side on the road.
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Notes
- Etymology
并 (together, side by side) + 行 (to go/proceed), so "proceed together."
- Nuance
并行 often used for tasks or processes; 平行 means geometrically parallel.
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