并行不悖

並行不悖

bìngxíngbùbèi

idiom #87,997

Meanings

1 to run in parallel without conflict
2 not mutually exclusive
3 to coexist without contradiction

Characters

together; side by side

to contradict; conflict

Examples

工作和兴趣可以并行不悖，相辅相成。

Gōngzuò hé xìngqù kěyǐ bìngxíngbùbèi, xiāngfǔxiāngchéng.

Work and personal interests can coexist without conflict, complementing each other.

传统文化与现代科技并行不悖，共同推动社会发展。

Chuántǒng wénhuà yǔ xiàndài kējì bìngxíngbùbèi, gòngtóng tuīdòng shèhuì fāzhǎn.

Traditional culture and modern technology run in parallel without conflict, jointly driving social progress.

Tips

history

From the Doctrine of the Mean 《礼记·中庸》: 万物并育而不相害，道并行而不相悖 — all things are nurtured together without harming each other; the Dao runs in parallel without contradiction.

Stroke Order

并 bìng

行 xíng

不 bù

悖 bèi