place side-by-side; treat as equals
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesverb
to place side-by-side; to arrange in parallel
Refers to arranging items or concepts on the same level without hierarchy, often visually or conceptually.
Bào报
gào告
zhōng中
jiāng将
jǐ几
gè个
guó国
jiā家
de的
shù数
jù据
píng平
liè列
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
jìn进
xíng行
bǐ比
jiào较
。
In the report, data from several countries are placed side-by-side for comparison.
Zhào照
piàn片
zhōng中
de的
rén人
wù物
bèi被
píng平
liè列
zài在
bèi背
jǐng景
qián前
。
The people in the photo are arranged in a line in front of the background.
verb
to treat as equals; to equate without distinction
Often used in analytical or argumentative contexts to caution against treating fundamentally different things as equivalent.
Bù不
néng能
bǎ把
kè客
guān观
yuán原
yīn因
yǔ与
zhǔ主
guān观
yuán原
yīn因
píng平
liè列
qǐ起
lái来
fēn分
xī析
。
You cannot analyze objective and subjective causes by treating them as equals.
Zài在
tǎo讨
lùn论
zé责
rèn任
shí时
，
bù不
néng能
jiāng将
zhǔ主
yào要
zé责
rèn任
hé和
cì次
yào要
zé责
rèn任
píng平
liè列
。
When discussing responsibility, you cannot equate primary and secondary responsibility.
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Zhè这
liǎng两
zhǒng种
lǐ理
lùn论
suī虽
yǒu有
lián联
xì系
，
dàn但
xìng性
zhì质
bù不
tóng同
，
bù不
yí宜
píng平
liè列
。
Although these two theories are related, they are different in nature and should not be treated as equivalents.