Chinese symbol for “abreast”
肩并肩
jiān bìng jiān
Traditional: 肩並肩
shoulder to shoulder; abreast; side by side
The closest CC-CEDICT match for abreast is 肩并肩 (jiān bìng jiān), defined as: shoulder to shoulder; abreast; side by side.
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “abreast”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 并肩 (並肩) | bìng jiān | alongside; shoulder to shoulder |
| 并排 (並排) | bìng pái | side by side; abreast |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 肩并肩.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 肩膀 | jiān bǎng | shoulder |
| 肩负 (肩負) | jiān fù | to shoulder (a burden); to bear |
| 并肩 (並肩) | bìng jiān | alongside; shoulder to shoulder |
| 擦肩而过 (擦肩而過) | cā jiān ér guò | to brush past; to pass by (sb); (fig.) to miss (an opportunity, a danger etc); to have a brush (with death) |
| 披肩 | pī jiān | cape; shawl |
| 肩部 | jiān bù | shoulder; shoulder area |
| 并且 (並且) | bìng qiě | and; besides; moreover; furthermore; in addition |
| 并非 (並非) | bìng fēi | really isn't |
See also: Japanese symbol for “abreast”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.