pián
骈
parallel; antithetical
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Meanings
2 senses · 4 examplesadjective
parallel; side-by-side; arranged in pairs
literaryUsed in literary and rhetorical contexts to describe structures where two elements are matched or juxtaposed, often in phrases or sentences.
Zhè这
piān篇
wén文
zhāng章
yòng用
le了
hěn很
duō多
pián骈
jù句
。
This essay uses many parallel sentences.
Jié节
qìng庆
rì日
，
jiē街
shàng上
xíng行
rén人
pián骈
jiān肩
jiē接
zhǒng踵
。
During the festival, pedestrians on the street were shoulder to shoulder.
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Pián骈
wén文
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
wén文
tǐ体
。
Parallel prose is a genre of writing in ancient China.
noun
a surname
neutralA relatively rare Chinese surname.
Pián骈
xiān先
shēng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
lì历
shǐ史
lǎo老
shī师
。
Mr. Pian is our history teacher.