平行 píng xíng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ping4 hang4 流利級 · Level 5
- parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
- on an equal footing; on the same level
- simultaneous; concurrent
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平
- 不平 bù píng ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ bat1 ping4 uneven
- 公平 gōng píng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ gung1 ping4 fair
- 和平 hé píng ㄏㄜˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ wo4 ping4 peace
- 天平 tiān píng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄆㄧㄥˊ tin1 ping4 scales (to weigh things)
- 太平 tài píng ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ taai3 ping4 peace and security
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- 平价 平價 píng jià ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ peng4 gaa3 reasonably priced
- 平凡 píng fán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˊ ping4 faan4 commonplace
- 平原 píng yuán ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄢˊ ping4 jyun4 field
- 平和 píng hé ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄜˊ ping4 wo4 gentle
- 平均 píng jūn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩㄣ ping4 gwan1 average; on average
- 平坦 píng tǎn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄢˇ ping4 taan2 level
- 平安 píng ān ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ping4 on1 safe and sound
- 平常 píng cháng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄤˊ ping4 soeng4 ordinary
- 平息 píng xī ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧ ping4 sik1 (of wind etc) to subside; to die down
- 平方 píng fāng ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄤ ping4 fong1 square (as in square foot, square mile, square root)
- 平日 píng rì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ping4 jat6 ordinary day
- 平时 平時 píng shí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄕˊ ping4 si4 ordinarily
- 平民 píng mín ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ping4 man4 ordinary people; commoner (contrasted with the privileged)
- 平淡 píng dàn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ping4 ping4 flat
- 平稳 平穩 píng wěn ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄣˇ ping4 wan2 smooth; steady
行
- 一行 yī xíng ㄧ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jat1 hang4 party
- 不行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 hang4 won't do
- 并行 並行 bìng xíng ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bing3 hang4 to proceed in parallel
- 内行 內行 nèi háng ㄋㄟˋ ㄏㄤˊ noi6 hong4 expert
- 出行 chū xíng ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ceot1 hang4 to go out somewhere (relatively short trip)
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- 力行 lì xíng ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lik6 hang4 to practice diligently
- 可行 kě xíng ㄎㄜˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ho2 hang4 feasible
- 同行 tóng háng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄤˊ tung4 hang4 person of the same profession
- 品行 pǐn xíng ㄆㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ban2 hang6 behavior
- 执行 執行 zhí xíng ㄓˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ zap1 hang4 to implement
- 外行 wài háng ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄤˊ ngoi6 hong4 layman
- 实行 實行 shí xíng ㄕˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ sat6 hang4 to implement
- 履行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lei5 hang4 to fulfill (one's obligations)
- 强行 強行 qiáng xíng ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ koeng5 hang4 to do sth by force
- 推行 tuī xíng ㄊㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ teoi1 hang4 to implement; to carry out; to introduce (a policy, system, reform etc)
- 施行 shī xíng ㄕ ㄒㄧㄥˊ si1 hang4 to put in place
- 旅行 lǚ xíng ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ leoi5 hang4 to travel
- 步行 bù xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bou6 hang4 to go on foot
- 流行 liú xíng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ lau4 hang4 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate
- 现行 現行 xiàn xíng ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ jin6 hang4 to be in effect
Idioms with these characters
- 凹凸不平 āo tū bù píng ㄠ ㄊㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ nap1 dat6 bat1 ping4 (idiom) uneven (surface); bumpy (road)
- 打抱不平 dǎ bào bù píng ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ daa2 pou5 bat1 ping4 (idiom) to aid sb suffering an injustice; to fight for justice
- 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng ㄈㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ fung1 ping4 long6 zing6 lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom); tranquil environment
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- 歌舞升平 歌舞昇平 gē wǔ shēng píng ㄍㄜ ㄨˇ ㄕㄥ ㄆㄧㄥˊ lit. to celebrate peace with songs and dance (idiom)
- 坎坷不平 kǎn kě bù píng ㄎㄢˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ham1 ho1 bat1 ping4 potholed and bumpy road (idiom); fig. full of disappointment and dashed hopes
- 平安无事 平安無事 píng ān wú shì ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄢ ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ping4 on1 mou4 si6 safe and sound (idiom)
- 平白无故 平白無故 píng bái wú gù ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3 (idiom) for no reason whatever; inexplicably
- 平淡无奇 平淡無奇 píng dàn wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 daam6 mou4 kei4 ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about
- 平地起家 píng dì qǐ jiā ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ping4 dei6 hei2 gaa1 to start from scratch (idiom)
- 平平无奇 平平無奇 píng píng wú qí ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ping4 ping4 mou4 kei4 (idiom) ordinary; unremarkable; nothing special
- 不虚此行 不虛此行 bù xū cǐ xíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄩ ㄘˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ bat1 heoi1 ci2 hang4 (idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip
- 寸步难行 寸步難行 cùn bù nán xíng ㄘㄨㄣˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ cyun3 bou6 naan4 hang4 unable to move a single step (idiom)
- 倒行逆施 dào xíng nì shī ㄉㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧˋ ㄕ dou3 hang4 jik6 si1 to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong
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- 独断独行 獨斷獨行 dú duàn dú xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun6 duk6 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独断专行 獨斷專行 dú duàn zhuān xíng ㄉㄨˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄢ ㄒㄧㄥˊ duk6 dyun3 zyun1 hang4 to decide and act alone (idiom); to take arbitrary action
- 独行其是 獨行其是 dú xíng qí shì ㄉㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ duk6 hang4 kei4 si6 to go one's own way (idiom); to act independently without asking others
- 风行一时 風行一時 fēng xíng yī shí ㄈㄥ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄧ ㄕˊ fung1 hang4 jat1 si4 (idiom) to be popular for a while; to be all the rage for a time
- 各行其是 gè xíng qí shì ㄍㄜˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄕˋ gok3 hang4 kei4 si6 each one does what he thinks is right (idiom)
- 功完行满 功完行滿 gōng wán xíng mǎn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄢˇ gung1 jyun4 hang4 mun5 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
- 规行矩步 規行矩步 guī xíng jǔ bù ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄩˇ ㄅㄨˋ kwai1 hang4 geoi2 bou6 to follow the compass and go with the set square (idiom); to follow the rules inflexibly
Example sentences
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铁路 鐵路 与 與 公路 平行 。
The railroad is parallel to the road.
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两 兩 条 條 街道 互相 平行 。
The two streets run parallel to one another.
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这 這 条 條 路 与 與 河流 平行 。
The road runs parallel to the river.
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平行四边形 平行四邊形 的 对 對 边 邊 平行 。
The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel.
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平行四边形 平行四邊形 是 由 两 兩 组 組 平行线 平行線 组成 組成 的 四边形 四邊形 。
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral formed from two sets of parallel lines.
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