Definition
列 (liè) as a verb means 'to list' or 'to arrange in a list' (e.g., listing suggestions), while 排 (pái) means 'to physically arrange in a row or line'. As a classifier, 列 is used for trains (一列火车) and rows of people or things in a line; 排 is for rows of seats or objects. The related verb 排队 (pái duì) specifically means 'to queue up'.
verb
to arrangeto line upto list
classifier
for trainsrows of people or things
Easily confused
- 裂lièlook-aliketo crack, to split, to break open
Examples
- 列。Zhèlǐ tíng zhe yí liè huǒchē.There is a train stopped here.
- 列。Qǐng bǎ nǐ de míngzì liè zài míngdān shang.Please list your name on the name list.
- 列。Tā liè le sān diǎn jiànyì.He listed three suggestions.
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