并列 bìngliè to stand side by side
to stand side by side; to be juxtaposed
How to remember 并列: 并 to combine + 列 line up = to stand side by side.
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How it is used
- To stand side by side / rank equally - 两人并列第一 (liǎng rén bìngliè dì-yī) the two are tied for first place.
- In grammar, 并列 means coordinate/on the same level: 并列句 (bìngliè jù) a compound (coordinate) sentence.
- Stresses equal standing; contrast 并排 (bìngpái), which is purely physical 'in a row side by side'.