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势不并立
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势不并立

势不并立 — “Two opposing forces or entities cannot coexist”

势不并立 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Two opposing forces or entities cannot coexist”. Irreconcilable; mutually exclusive.

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势不并立 Pronunciation and Pinyin

势不并立 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
势
shì8power, influence, or trend
不
bù4not
并
bìng6combine, and, furthermore
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately

Example Sentence with 势不并立

在这次团队合作中,主导权的问题让他们两人势不并立,很难达成一致。
In this team collaboration, the issue of leadership made it impossible for the two of them to coexist, making it hard to reach an agreement.

Idioms Related to 势不并立

Synonyms of 势不并立

  • shì势bù不liǎng两quán全Two cannot both be complete
  • shì势bù不liǎng两cún存cannot coexist
  • shì势bù不liǎng两lì立cannot coexist

Antonyms of 势不并立

  • qīn亲mì密wú无jiān间extremely close and intimate

More idioms starting with 势

  • shì势bù不kě可wèi为The situation is beyond remedy
  • shì势bù不kě可dāng当unstoppable momentum
  • shì势bù不kě可dǎng挡unstoppable and irresistible momentum
  • shì势bù不kě可è遏unstoppable momentum
  • shì势bù不róng容huǎn缓the situation brooks no delay
  • shì势qīng倾tiān天xià下Overwhelming power that sways the world
  • shì势qīng倾cháo朝yě野wield immense power and influence
  • shì势lì利yǎn眼a snob who judges people by wealth
  • shì势li力zhī之jiāo交opportunistic relationship for power or gain

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Questions about 势不并立

What does 势不并立 mean?

势不并立 (shì bù bìng lì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Two opposing forces or entities cannot coexist”.

How do you pronounce 势不并立?

势不并立 is pronounced shì bù bìng lì in Mandarin Chinese.

What is the Chinese definition of 势不并立?

势:情势,状况;并立:并存。指敌对的双方不能同时存在。比喻矛盾不可调和

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