pái​bǐ

parallelism

  • created sense approved 排比 · pái​bǐ · parallelism — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    排比

    pái​bǐ

    parallelism

    A rhetorical device using three or more consecutive phrases or sentences with similar structure and related content to strengthen the tone or deepen meaning; parallelism.

    pái​bì

    排 (literal) → 排 · pái · to arrange 比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · metaphor

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 排比 · pái​bǐ · to arrange — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    排比

    pái​bǐ

    to arrange

    To put things in order; to arrange things alongside each other for comparison.

    pái​bì

    排 (literal) → 排 · pái · to arrange 比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · to compare

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 排比 · pái​bǐ · to prepare — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    排比

    pái​bǐ

    to prepare

    To get ready or make arrangements (archaic usage)

    pái​bì

    排 (literal) → 排 · pái · to arrange 比 (literal) → 比 · bǐ · to compare

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense