這條路與河流平行。

The road runs parallel to the river.

The road parallels the river.

The road is parallel to the river.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 這 zhè
  1. (pronoun) this; these
  2. (bound form) this; the (followed by a noun)
  3. (bound form) this; these (followed by a classifier) (in this sense, commonly pr. zhèi, esp. in Beijing)
=1 這 zhèi (coll.) this
2 條 tiáo
  1. strip
  2. item
  3. article
  4. clause (of law or treaty)
  5. classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
=3 路 Lù surname Lu
=3 路 lù
  1. journey
  2. route
  3. line (bus etc)
  4. sort; kind

classifier: 條
=4 與 yú variant of 欤 yú
=4 與 yǔ
  1. and
  2. to give
  3. together with
=4 與 yù to take part in
5 河流 héliú river

classifier: 條
6 平行 píngxíng
  1. parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively)
  2. on an equal footing; on the same level
  3. simultaneous; concurrent