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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
平行 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
平行 ＝ 平 ＋ 行
ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ · píngxíng
adj — parallel; running side by side at the same level, on an equal footing

字源 FORM — what the parts do

平even, level (平)píng
行to run, travel (行走)xíng
平行，平常的平，行走的行。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

兩條線一起（行）走，間距始終一樣（平），永遠碰不到。
Two lines travel (行) together, the gap between them always even (平) — they never touch.
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關 · Related
平等píngděngequal in standing — the same 平, on people並行bìngxíngto proceed side by side at once — the same 行