排序 (pái) — to sort; to order; to rank

Definition

A more formal, written word for arranging items in a particular order (alphabetical, numerical, by rank). Common in technical and data contexts like 排序算法 and 数据库排序.

verb
to sortto orderto rank

Examples

  • 排序
    Qǐng bǎ zhè xiē wén jiàn àn zì mǔ shùn xù pái.
    Please sort these files alphabetically.
  • Shù jù kù yǐ jīng pái hǎo xù le.
    The database has already been sorted.
  • Wǒ men duì jié guǒ pái le yí cì xù.
    We sorted the results once.

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