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排名 (pái míng) — to rank (in a specific position); to be ranked

Definition

排名 (páimíng) is a verb meaning 'to rank / to be ranked' — the action or state of being placed on a list. The noun 名次 refers to the specific position/place itself; 登顶 specifically means reaching the very top.

verb
to rank (in a specific position)to be ranked

Examples

  • 排名。
    Zhè cì kǎo shì tā pái míng dì yī.
    He ranked first in this exam.
  • 排名。
    Tā de chéng jì zài quán xiào pái míng qián shí.
    His grades rank in the top ten of the whole school.
  • 排名。
    Zhè ge wǎng zhàn měi yì xiǎo shí gēng xīn yí cì pái míng liè biǎo.
    This website updates its ranking list every hour.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

排páiarrange
名míngname/rank

“排” means arranging and “名” name or rank, giving the sense of arrange names into a ranking.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi排pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

名 puts 夕 (crescent moon) above 口 (mouth), showing a name spoken in the dark.

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HSK 3.0 Level 6Order & Arrangement

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