平行
Old HSK 6
平行 (píngxíng) · parallel
平行 (píngxíng) means “parallel; of equal rank”. It is written with 2 characters: 平 (flat) + 行 (OK). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 平行 is built
The characters
平 píng · flat
What 平 is made of
- 干gàn — dry (gān)
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: A leveling scale (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
行 xíng · OK
What 行 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亍chù — to take small steps
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丁dīng — male adult
Origin hint: To take small steps 亍 with one's feet 彳 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这两条线是平行的。Zhè liǎng tiáo xiàn shì píngxíng de.These two lines are parallel.
两条平行的街道都很热闹。Liǎng tiáo píngxíng de jiēdào dōu hěn rènao.Both parallel streets are very lively.
Questions about 平行
What does 平行 mean?
平行 (píngxíng) means “parallel; of equal rank”.
How do you pronounce 平行?
平行 is pronounced píngxíng.
Which HSK level is 平行?
平行 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 公平gōngpíngfair
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 平常píngchángusually
- 平等píngděngequal
- 平时píngshíusually
- 水平shuǐpínglevel
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 和平hépíngpeace
- 平方píngfāngsquare (meter etc.)
- 平静píngjìngcalm
Learn 平行 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 138: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.