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To discuss two disparate things together (idiom) in Chinese: 相提并论 (xiāng tí bìng lùn)

xiāng tí bìng lùn

to discuss two disparate things together (idiom)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 相提並論1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to discuss two disparate things together (idiom); to mention on equal terms
  2. 2to place on a par with
  3. 3(often with negatives: impossible to mention X in the same breath as Y)

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ㄒㄧㄤ

xiāng

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄤ/ ang—/ first tone

ㄊㄧˊ

tí

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iˊ/ second tone

ㄅㄧㄥˋ

bìng

ㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄌㄨㄣˋ

lùn

ㄌ/ lㄨ/ uㄣ/ enˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

相提并论

Simplified

相提並論

Traditional

Example sentences

See 相提并论 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 这两件事不能相提并论。

    zhè liǎng jiàn shì bù néng xiāng tí bìng lùn。

    These two matters can't be mentioned in the same breath.

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Related words

提

tí

to carry (hanging down from the hand)

并

bìng

and

提高

tí gāo

to raise

相同

xiāng tóng

identical

相信

xiāng xìn

to be convinced (that sth is true)

并且

bìng qiě

and

互相

hù xiāng

each other

讨论

tǎo lùn

to discuss

提供

tí gōng

to offer

提前

tí qián

to shift to an earlier date

提醒

tí xǐng

to remind

无论

wú lùn

no matter what or how

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