排
pái
Pinyin

Definition

排
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pái
  1. a row
  2. a line
  3. to set in order
  4. to arrange
  5. to line up
  6. to eliminate
  7. to drain
  8. to push open
  9. platoon
  10. raft
  11. classifier for lines, rows etc

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
安排
ān pái
  1. 1 to arrange
  2. 2 to plan
  3. 3 to set up
  4. 4 arrangements
  5. 5 plans
彩排
cǎi pái
  1. 1 dress rehearsal
排
pái
  1. 1 a row
  2. 2 a line
  3. 3 to set in order
  4. 4 to arrange
  5. 5 to line up
  6. 6 to eliminate
  7. 7 to drain
  8. 8 to push open
  9. 9 platoon
  10. 10 raft
  11. 11 classifier for lines, rows etc
排便
pái biàn
  1. 1 to defecate

Idioms (5)

力排众议
lì pái zhòng yì
  1. 1 to stand one's ground against the opinion of the masses (idiom)
大排长龙
dà pái cháng lóng
  1. 1 to form a long queue (idiom)
  2. 2 (of cars) to be bumper to bumper
排山倒海
pái shān dǎo hǎi
  1. 1 lit. to topple the mountains and overturn the seas (idiom); earth-shattering
  2. 2 fig. gigantic
  3. 3 of spectacular significance
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
  1. 1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
  1. 1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences

Sample Sentences

真不巧，我这周行程都排满了。
zhēn bùqiǎo ，wǒ zhèzhōu xíngchéng dōu pái mǎn le 。
Unfortunately, my schedule of this week has been jam-packed.
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晴空一鹤排云上，
qíngkōng yī hè pái yún shàng ，
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买咖啡呀。没看到吗，门口咖啡店的队都排到街上了。
mǎi kāfēi ya 。méi kàndào ma ，ménkǒu kāfēidiàn de duì dōu pái dào jiēshang le 。
To buy coffee. Can’t you see, the queue to the coffee shop has stretched to the street.
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我的牛排汉堡快好了吗？人都要饿扁了。
wǒ de niúpái hànbǎo kuài hǎo le ma ？rén dōu yào è biǎn le 。
Is my steak burger ready. I’m very hungry.
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不是这样的，实在是因为小店人手有限，目前没有安排送餐员。
búshi zhèyàng de ，shízài shì yīnwèi xiǎodiàn rénshǒu yǒuxiàn ，mùqián méiyǒu ānpái sòng cān yuán 。
It’s not like this. We have limited staff and at the moment we do not have a delivery team.
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花同样的价钱，我宁愿吃桌餐。上次去吃自助餐，冷冷清清的，每人发个盘子，排着队去拿东西，搞得像要饭的一样。
huā tóngyàng de jiàqian ，wǒ nìngyuàn chī zhuōcān 。shàngcì qù chī zìzhùcān ，lěnglěngqīngqīng de ，měirén fā ge pánzi ，pái zhe duì qù ná dōngxi ，gǎo de xiàng yàofàn de yīyàng 。
On the same budget I rather have a table meal. The last time I went lonely. Queuing up with a plate to take the food felt like begging.
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谢谢您的赞赏。为了有效地利用时间，我彩排了好几遍，确保不说太多废话。
xièxie nín de zànshǎng 。wèile yǒuxiào de lìyòng shíjiān ，wǒ cǎipái le hǎo jǐ biàn ，quèbǎo bùshuō tài duō fèihuà 。
Thank you for your appreciation. In order to make effective use of time, I rehearsed several times to make sure not to talk too much nonsense.
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圣诞节有什么安排或者旅行计划？
Shèngdànjié yǒu shénme ānpái huòzhě lǚxíng jìhuà ？
What are your arrangements or travel plans for Christmas?
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在距今大约两千三百多年前，战国时代齐国的一任国君齐宣王，特别喜欢听用竽吹奏出来的乐曲。齐宣王同时也是一位爱好排场的人，有天他命令手下替他高薪聘请了三百位擅长吹奏竽的乐师，组了一支大乐队，之后隔三差五就让这三百位乐师聚在一块儿合奏给他听。
zài jùjīn dàyuē liǎng qiān sān bǎi duō nián qián ，ZhànguóShídài Qíguó de yī Rèn guójūn QíXuānwáng ，tèbié xǐhuan tīng yòng yú chuīzòu chūlái de yuèqǔ 。QíXuānwáng tóngshí yě shì yī wèi àihào páichang de rén ，yǒu tiān tā mìnglìng shǒuxià tì tā gāoxīn pìnqǐng le sān bǎi wèi shàncháng chuīzòu yú de yuèshī ，zǔ le yī Zhī dà yuèduì ，zhīhòu gésānchàwǔ jiù ràng zhè sānbǎi wèi yuèshī jù zài yīkuàir hézòu gěi tā tīng 。
Around two thousand three hundred years ago, during the Warring States Period, there was a king from the Qi State, King Xuan of the State of Qi, who adored listening to musical compositions by the yu. The King was also someone who loved extravagant scenes. One day, he set out an order to his men to hire 300 musicians that played the yu to form an orchestra. After this, he would have these 300 musicians play the yu for him as an ensemble every few days.
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打排球
dǎ páiqiú
play volleyball
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