lump together; treat as equivalent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to mention in the same breath; to treat as comparable
formalOften used in the negative form (不能～, 不可～) to emphasize that two things are fundamentally different and should not be compared.
Jī机
xiè械
huà化
hé和
shǒu手
gōng工
láo劳
dòng动
de的
xiào效
lǜ率
bù不
néng能
xiāng相
tí提
bìng并
lùn论
。
The efficiency of mechanization and manual labor cannot be mentioned in the same breath.
Yī一
gè个
shì是
yǒu有
yì意
wèi为
zhī之
，
yī一
gè个
shì是
wú无
xīn心
zhī之
shī失
，
èr二
zhě者
qǐ岂
kě可
xiāng相
tí提
bìng并
lùn论
？
One is done on purpose, the other is an unintentional mistake; how can the two be lumped together?
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Tā他
de的
chéng成
jiù就
yǔ与
tā她
de的
xī牺
shēng牲
bù不
kě可
xiāng相
tí提
bìng并
lùn论
。
His achievements and her sacrifice cannot be treated as comparable.
Jiāng将
kē科
huàn幻
diàn电
yǐng影
hé和
xiàn现
shí实
kē科
jì技
xiāng相
tí提
bìng并
lùn论
shì是
bù不
yán严
jǐn谨
de的
。
It is not rigorous to equate science fiction movies with real-world technology.
Tā他
men们
de的
shí实
lì力
chā差
jù距
tài太
dà大
，
fàng放
zài在
yī一
qǐ起
xiāng相
tí提
bìng并
lùn论
duì对
ruò弱
zhě者
bù不
gōng公
píng平
。
The gap in their abilities is too large; putting them together for comparison is unfair to the weaker party.