排 (pái) — (verb) to arrange; to line up; to put in order; (noun) a row; a line; (classifier) for rows or lines of things
Definition
排 (pái) covers three roles: verb 'to line up / arrange', noun 'a row / line', and classifier for rows. As a verb it overlaps with 列 'to list/arrange', but 排 focuses on physical people or things in order, while 列 is used for items in a list.
verb
to arrangeto line upto put in order
noun
a rowa line
classifier
for rows or lines of things
Measure word · 排
Easily confused
Examples
- 排。Qǐng tóng xué men pái hǎo duì.Classmates, please line up properly.
- 排。Tā zuò zài dì yī pái.He sits in the first row.
- 排。Zhè lǐ yǒu sān pái yǐ zi.There are three rows of chairs here.
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