Definition
排列 (páiliè) means 'to arrange in a specific order', like items alphabetically or numbers in a sequence — it emphasizes the resulting order. This contrasts with 安排 (ānpái), which is about arranging plans or tasks, and with 排 (pái), which is for physically forming a row or line. It also has a specialized mathematical meaning: 'permutation'.
verb
to arrange (in order)(mathematics) permutationto permute
Examples
- 排列。Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē míngzì àn zìmǔ shùnxù pái liè.Please arrange these names in alphabetical order.
- 排列。Tóngxuémen zài cāochǎng shàng pái liè chéng le yì pái.The students formed a row on the playground.
- ，排列。Shùxué zhōng, wǒmen chángcháng pái liè shùzì lái yánjiū guīlǜ.In mathematics, we often arrange numbers to study patterns.
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