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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「齊驅並驟」, with details below.

Our focus this time is on the idiom 「齊驅並驟」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.

It is a metaphor that each other’s strength or ability is equal. Same as “running neck and neck”.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

qí qū bìng zhòu

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

chai4 keui1 bing6 jaau6

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.