Definition

1. Verb:

   • To go abreast, to run parallel: The primary meaning of "song hành" is for two or more entities to move or exist alongside each other, maintaining a parallel course or a close, concurrent relationship. It emphasizes simultaneous progression.

2. Adjective (in usage):

   • Parallel, concomitant: Used to describe things that occur or exist at the same time and in a related manner, often developing together.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Hai chiếc thuyền song hành trên sông. (The two boats go abreast on the river.)
  • Công nghệ và giáo dục cần song hành phát triển. (Technology and education need to develop in parallel.)
• Adjective:
  • Hai dãy núi song hành tạo nên một thung lũng dài. (The two parallel mountain ranges create a long valley.)

Advanced Usage

• "song hành với": to go hand in hand with, to accompany.
  • Sự tiến bộ của cá nhân thường song hành với nỗ lực không ngừng. (Personal progress often goes hand in hand with relentless effort.)

Variants and Related Words

• Song song (adj/adv): parallel, concurrently. This is a more common synonym for the adjectival sense.
  • Hai dự án được tiến hành song song. (The two projects are carried out concurrently.)

Synonyms

• To run parallel: to extend in the same direction and remain equidistant.
• To accompany: to go along with simultaneously.
• Concurrent: happening or existing at the same time.

Related Idioms

• While "song hành" itself is not typically part of a fixed idiom, its concept is central to expressions like:
  • Đi đôi với: to go together with, to be coupled with.

    • Quyền lợi đi đôi với trách nhiệm. (Rights go together with responsibilities.)

verb

1. to go abreast