Chinese word dictionary

相提并论

xiāngtí-bìnglùn · to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms; to place on a par with; (often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)

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Word information

Simplified相提并论

Traditional相提並論

Pinyinxiāngtí-bìnglùn

Part of speechGeneral

HSK 3.07-9

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

相xiāng

mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other

提tí

to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise

并bìng

to combine, to annex; also, what's more

论lùn

debate; discussion

How to learn 相提并论

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Related vocabulary

Words with the same characters

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提高tígāo

to raise; to increase; to improve

相信xiāngxìn

to believe; to be convinced; to accept as true

相机xiàngjī

camera (abbr. for 照相機|照相机[zhao4 xiang4 ji1]); at the opportune moment; as the circumstances allow

照相zhàoxiàng

to take a photograph

并bìng

and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge; to combine; to amalgamate; variant of 並|并[bing4]

并且bìngqiě

and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition