- 先xiānfirst, in advance, before othersHSK 3
- 最后zuì hòuthe end; the last partHSK 3
- 安排ān páito arrange; to plan; to set upHSK 4
- 首先shǒu xiānfirst of all; in the first placeHSK 4
- 接着jiē zhe(verb) to catch and hold on to something (e.g., a thrown object); (adverb) then, after that, next (continuing an action or starting a new one in sequence)HSK 4
- 排pái(verb) to arrange; to line up; to put in order; (noun) a row; a line; (classifier) for rows or lines of thingsHSK 4
- 收拾shōu shito tidy up, to put in order, to pack; (colloquial) to fix, to deal with someone (by scolding or punishing)HSK 4
- 规则guī zé(noun) rule, regulation; (adjective) regular, methodicalHSK 5
- 规矩guī ju(noun) rule, custom, standard of behavior; (adjective) well-behaved, proper, following the rulesHSK 6
- 规定guī dìng(verb) to stipulate, to prescribe, to set (a price, quota, rule); (noun) regulation, rule, provisionHSK 4
- 一一yī yīone by one; one after anotherHSK 6
- 接下来jiē xià láito take over, to accept (a task, responsibility, position, etc.); next, then, afterwards (used as a temporal connective)HSK 7-9
- 列liè(verb) to arrange, to line up, to list; (classifier) for trains, rows of people or thingsHSK 4
- 划huàto draw (a line); to delimit; to transfer; to assign; to plan; to make (a plan)HSK 5
- 划huà(verb) to draw (a line, mark, character stroke); (verb) to delimit, to divide, to apportion (used in 划分, 划清); (verb) to strike (a match) (用火柴∼火)HSK 6
- 系列xì lièseries; set (of related items, products, books, events, etc.)HSK 6
- 齐qí(adjective) neat, even, uniform; (adverb) simultaneously, all together; (verb) to make even, to alignHSK 5
- 档dàng(bound) file, record (as in 档案); (bound) grade, class (as in 档次); (bound) gear (Taiwan, as in 档位)HSK 7-9
- 环节huán jié(biology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede, etc.); (fig.) stage, step, aspect, or component (of a process, project, system, etc.)HSK 5
- 布置bù zhìto decorate, to set up (a space); to assign, to give (homework, tasks); to deploy, to arrange (people, equipment) in positionsHSK 6
- 排队pái duìto line up, to queueHSK 4
- 挨áito be next to; to be adjacent to; to do something in order; sequentially (often used in compounds like 挨个)HSK 7-9
- 秩序zhì xùorder (orderly state, social order); order (sequence, as in 按秩序)HSK 6
- 其次qí cìnext (in order); secondlyHSK 4
- 程chéng(bound form) rule, regulation, order, procedure; (bound form) journey, distance; (bound form) surnameHSK 7-9
- 编排biān páito arrange (a program, performance, or event); to lay out (a page, design, or composition)HSK 7-9
- 就绪jiù xùto be ready (for something to begin); to be in orderHSK 7-9
- 顺序shùn xùsequence; orderHSK 4
- 优先yōu xiānto have priority, to take precedenceHSK 6
- 常规cháng guī(noun) routine, standard procedure (especially in medical or institutional settings); (adjective) conventional, routine, standardHSK 6
- 日程rì chéngschedule; itineraryHSK 7-9
- 一级yī jífirst level; top grade; Class A (the highest rank in a classification system)HSK 7-9
- 到位dào wèi(verb) to be in place (of funds, equipment, personnel); to have arrived at the intended location; (adjective) thorough, precise, up to standard (of actions, preparation, performance)HSK 7-9
- 编号biān hào(verb) to number; (noun) serial numberHSK 7-9
- 纪律jì lǜdiscipline (rules and order)HSK 6
- 搭配dā pèi(verb) to pair up, to match, to combine (clothes, food, colors, etc.); (adjective) matching, well-coordinated, harmoniousHSK 6
- 排名pái míngto rank (in a specific position); to be rankedHSK 6
- 颠倒diān dǎoto turn upside down, to reverse (order or position); to be confused, disoriented, mentally disturbed (often of one's state of mind)HSK 7-9
- 时间表shí jiān biǎoschedule, timetableHSK 4
- 二级èr jísecond class; second level; secondaryHSK 7-9
- 重重chóng chónglayer upon layer; one after another (describing things that come in great numbers or successive layers)HSK 7-9
- 定下dìng xiàto fix, to set (a date, a price, a rule, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 序列xù lièsequenceHSK 7-9
- 分类fēn lèito classify, to categorizeHSK 5
- 整齐zhěng qíneat, tidy, orderlyHSK 5
- 轮流lún liúto take turns; to alternateHSK 6
- 遵循zūn xúnto follow, to abide by, to comply withHSK 7-9
- 守则shǒu zérules, regulationsHSK 7-9
- 放置fàng zhìto place, to put (in a specific position)HSK 7-9
- 步骤bù zhòustep (in a process); procedureHSK 6
- 排列pái lièto arrange (in order); (mathematics) permutation; to permuteHSK 5
- 行列háng liè(literal) row, rank, line (of people or things); (figurative) ranks (as in joining a group or category)HSK 7-9
- 列表liè biǎo(separable verb) to tabulate, to present in a list or tableHSK 7-9
- 打乱dáto disrupt, to throw into disarray, to mess upHSK 7-9
- 日程表rì chéng biǎoschedule; agendaHSK 7-9
- 乙yǐsecond of the ten Heavenly Stems (天干); second in order; B; second party (in a contract, 乙方)HSK 5
- 列为liè wéito be classified asHSK 7-9
- 列入liè rùto be listed in, to be included in (a list, agenda, plan, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 规guī(bound morpheme) rule, regulation, standard (in 规定, 规则, 规模); (bound morpheme) compass, circle-drawing instrument (in 圆规); (bound morpheme) admonish, advise (in 规劝)HSK 7-9
- 前排qián páifront rowHSK 7-9