并肩

並肩
bìngjiān
adverb/verb #9,386

Meanings

  1. 1 side by side; shoulder to shoulder
  2. 2 to stand/fight together; in solidarity

Characters

Shoulders together — standing or fighting side by side.

Examples

Tāmen bìngjiān zǒu zài jiē shàng.
They walked side by side down the street.
Wǒmen yào bìngjiān zuòzhàn.
We must fight side by side.
Liǎng guó bìngjiān yìngduì qìhòu biànhuà.
The two countries stand together to tackle climate change.

Tips

usage
并肩作战 (fight shoulder to shoulder) is the most common collocation, used both literally for soldiers and figuratively for teamwork. 并肩 (walk side by side) is also very common.
memory
Picture two people standing so close their shoulders () are merged/parallel () — that's 并肩.

Stroke Order

bìng
jiān