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列 (liè): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write | HSK 4

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2.

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列 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

列

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4.

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5.

How to Use 列

Arranging and Listing

The character 列 indicates arranging or listing items in order.

排列 • pái liè • array • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 列

列车 • liè chē • train

HSK 5

liè列

chē车

7.

Example Sentences

liè列

chē车

zhǔn准

shí时

dào到

dá达

le

Information

Pinyinliè

Meaningto arrange in order; to line up

Strokes6

Radical刂

Traditional列

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#716

Zhuyinㄌㄧㄝˋ

UnicodeU+5217

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A knife (刂) cuts something apart, creating a row or sequence — to arrange in order.

pái排

liè列

array

列举 • liè jǔ • list; enumerate • HSK 6

HSK 6

liè列

jǔ举

list; enumerate

并列 • bìng liè • stand side by side; be juxtaposed; put something on a par with • HSK 6

HSK 6

bìng并

liè列

stand side by side; be juxtaposed; put something on a par with

Series and Rows

The character 列 denotes a series, row, or rank.

系列 • xì liè • succession; series; set • HSK 6

HSK 6

xì系

liè列

succession; series; set

行列 • háng liè • ranks • HSK 6

HSK 6

háng行

liè列

ranks

序列 • xù liè • sequence • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xù序

liè列

sequence

train

陈列 • chén liè • display; set out; exhibit

HSK 6

chén陈

liè列

display; set out; exhibit

一系列 • yī xì liè • a series of

HSK 3.0 · L6

yī一

xì系

liè列

a series of

了

chē车

zhàn站

。

The train arrived at the station on time.

Shì士

bīng兵

men们

bǎo保

chí持

zhěng整

qí齐

de的

duì队

liè列

qián前

jìn进

。

The soldiers marched forward in a neat formation.

Xué学

sheng生

men们

zài在

cāo操

chǎng场

liè列

duì队

。

The students line up on the playground.

qǐng请

bǎ把

shū书

àn按

dà大

xiǎo小

pái排

liè列

zhěng整

qí齐

。

Please arrange the books neatly by size.

Qǐng请

bǎ把

zhè这

xiē些

shū书

àn按

shùn顺

xù序

liè列

hǎo好

。

Please arrange these books in order.

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HSK (3.0) Level 4

Characters from the same exam level.

抱bàoto hold
背bèiback
倍bèitimes; double; twice as much
笨bènstupid
表biǎosurface, exterior, to show, to express
并bìngto combine, to merge

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "lie".

烈lièintense, fiery, strong
劣lièinferior; of low quality
猎lièto hunt, to pursue game
裂lièto split, to crack, to break apart
咧liēto grin; to open mouth wide

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "刂".

剁duòchop by pounding, mince, hash
刽guìamputate, cut off
剐guǎcut, cut flesh from bones
剿jiǎodestroy, exterminate, annihilate
剽piāorob, plunder; slice off; fast
剥bāoto peel, to skin, to strip off

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