stand side by side; be juxtaposed; put something on a par with (v.)
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Examples
这两个项目是并列进行的，都是优先级的。 zhè liǎng gè xiàng mù shì bìng liè jìn xíng de, dōu shì yōu xiān jí de. - These two projects are carried out simultaneously and are both priorities.
他和我并列坐在会议桌的一端。 tā hé wǒ bìng liè zuò zài huì yì zhuō de yī duān. - He and I sat side by side at one end of the conference table.
这两座山峰是并列的，高度相仿。 zhè liǎng zuò shān fēng shì bìng liè de, gāo dù xiāng fǎng. - These two mountain peaks are side by side and similar in height.
在这个问题上，我们应该将这两个方案并列考虑。 zài zhè ge wèn tí shàng, wǒ men yīng gāi jiāng zhè liǎng gè fāng àn bìng liè kǎo lǜ. - In this issue, we should consider these two options equally.
这两国的关系并非敌对，而是并列合作的。 zhè liǎng guó de guān xì bìng fēi dí duì, ér shì bìng liè hé zuò de. - The relationship between these two countries is not hostile but cooperative.
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并 bìng - be side by side; together; simultaneously; (used before a negative for emphasis with a tinge of refutation) actually, definitely; (used between two verbs or verbal phrases, etc.) and |
列 liè - row, line, column; category, sort; all, every; measure word for a row of things |