相提并论
xiāng tí bìng lùn
to mention in the same breath
Character by character
相xiāng
mutually
mutually
提tí
mention
mention
并bìng
together
together
论lùn
discuss
discuss
Example
小城市的房价不能和上海相提并论。
Small-city housing prices cannot be mentioned in the same breath as Shanghai’s.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Nearly always negative: 不能相提并论.
Learn this in Lesson 52 · HSK 6: 中国经济的版图 (The economic map)
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