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Definition
Parallel; describing straight lines or planes that maintain a constant distance and never intersect.
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How it's used
Used primarily in geometry or technical contexts to describe lines or planes that never meet. When applied to abstract concepts like paths or interests, it implies a lack of intersection or interaction between two entities. It carries a formal tone despite being used in everyday explanations.
Examples
Their directions of development are completely parallel.
Related words
Common phrases
parallel lines
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
