排

pái

HSK 23 readings

“To arrange in order” in Chinese is 排 (pái).

Other characters with the syllable pai: see all 5 →

Meaning

to arrange in order; to line up
to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
to rehearse

Show 6 more meanings

row; line
platoon
bound formsteak; chop
bound formraft
classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
(literary) to push aside; to force open

Example

您必须排队。

You have to queue.

From 排队 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Readings

pǎirow; line (variant)
páito arrange in order; to line up / to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge / (literary) to push aside; to force open / to rehearse / row; line / platoon / (bound form) steak; chop / (bound form) raft / classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)

Stroke Order

11 strokes

Words containing 排

排队páiduìto line upHSK 2 排球páiqiúvolleyballHSK 2 安排ānpáito arrangeHSK 3 排名páimíngto rank (1st, 2nd etc)HSK 3 排列páilièto arrange in orderHSK 4 排除páichúto eliminateHSK 5 排行榜páihángbǎngthe charts (of best-sellers)HSK 6 编排biānpáito arrangeHSK 7-9

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