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相提并论

相提並論
xiāngtíbìnglùn
idiom HSK 7 #13,358

Meanings

  1. 1 to mention in the same breath
  2. 2 to equate
  3. 3 to place on equal footing

Examples

这两件事不能相提并论。
Zhè liǎng jiàn shì bù néng xiāngtíbìnglùn.
These two things cannot be mentioned in the same breath.
你怎么能把他和我相提并论呢？
Nǐ zěnme néng bǎ tā hé wǒ xiāngtíbìnglùn ne?
How can you equate him with me?
两者完全不同，不可相提并论。
Liǎng zhě wánquán bùtóng, bùkě xiāngtíbìnglùn.
The two are completely different and cannot be compared.

Tips

usage
相提并论 is almost always used in the negative: 不能/不可相提并论 (cannot be equated). It implies two things are on very different levels.

Stroke Order

相 xiāng
提 tí
并 bìng
论 lùn