并列

並列

bìngliè

verb HSK 7 #27,860

Meanings

1 to stand side by side
2 juxtaposed
3 tied (in ranking)

Characters

side by side; simultaneously

row; to line up; to list

Examples

两队并列第一名。

Liǎng duì bìngliè dì yī míng.

The two teams are tied for first place.

这两个词不能并列使用。

Zhè liǎng gè cí bùnéng bìngliè shǐyòng.

These two words cannot be used side by side.

他们的成绩并列第三。

Tāmen de chéngjì bìngliè dì sān.

Their scores are tied for third.

Tips

grammar

In grammar, 并列 describes a coordinate structure where two elements are of equal status: 并列句 (coordinate sentence), 并列关系 (coordinate relationship). This is a key concept in Chinese grammar analysis.

Stroke Order

并 bìng

列 liè