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title: "Pingxing Meaning: 平行 (píngxíng) Means “parallel”"
description: "平行 (píngxíng) means “parallel”. Hear its tones, see what 平 and 行 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pingxing"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
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# What does 平行 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

平行 píngxíng

## parallel

## It can also mean

- of equal rank; concurrent

## Its characters

1. 平 píng equal
2. 行 xíng to walk

## In a sentence

这两条线是平行的。 These two lines are parallel.

[More about 平行](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B9%B3%E8%A1%8C)

## More words with 平 or 行

- [不行 bùxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buxing)
- [出行 chūxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuxing)
- [发行 fāxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/faxing)
- [飞行 fēixíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feixing)
- [飞行员 fēixíngyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/feixingyuan)
- [公平 gōngpíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongping)
- [行列 hángliè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hanglie)
- [行情 hángqíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangqing)
- [航行 hángxíng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangxing)
- [行业 hángyè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/hangye)

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