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排 (pái): To arrange in order or line up — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4 Writing 4

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How to write 排 — animated stroke order

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2.

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排 stroke order diagram

3.

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Left-Right

排

扌shǒu · hand

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4.

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5.

How to Use 排

Order and Arrangement

Indicates arranging, ordering, or lining up.

安排 • ān pái • to arrange; plan • HSK 4

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6.

HSK Vocabulary: 排

排球 • pái qiú • volleyball

HSK 3.0 · L4

pái排

qiú

7.

Example Sentences

wǒ我

men们

míng明

tiān天

yào要

pái排

liàn

Information

Pinyinpái

Meaningto arrange in order or line up

Strokes11

Radical扌

Traditional排

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#855

Zhuyinㄆㄞˊ

UnicodeU+6392

CangjieQLLMY

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扌shǒu · hand

ān安

pái排

to arrange; plan

排列 • pái liè • array • HSK 4

HSK 4

pái排

liè列

array

排队 • pái duì • queue up; line up • HSK 4

HSK 4

pái排

duì队

queue up; line up

Removal and Exclusion

Indicates removing, excluding, or discharging.

排除 • pái chú • get rid of; remove; eliminate • HSK 6

HSK 6

pái排

chú除

get rid of; remove; eliminate

排斥 • pái chì • repel; exclude; eject • HSK 6

HSK 6

pái排

chì斥

repel; exclude; eject

排放 • pái fàng • discharge; issue • HSK 6

HSK 6

pái排

fàng放

discharge; issue

球

volleyball

排名 • pái míng • to rank (1st, 2nd etc)

HSK 3.0 · L6

pái排

míng名

to rank (1st, 2nd etc)

排练 • pái liàn • rehearse

HSK 6

pái排

liàn练

rehearse

排查 • pái chá • investigate

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pái排

chá查

investigate

编排 • biān pái • Arrange

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

biān编

pái排

Arrange

排行榜 • pái háng bǎng • ranking

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

pái排

háng行

bǎng榜

ranking

练

。

We will rehearse tomorrow.

wǒ我

huì会

ān安

pái排

míng明

tiān天

de的

huì会

yì议

shí时

jiān间

。

I will arrange the meeting time for tomorrow

Qǐng请

bǎ把

yǐ椅

zi子

pái排

zhěng整

qí齐

。

Please arrange the chairs neatly in a line.

qǐng请

pái排

duì队

děng等

hòu候

jìn进

rù入

bó博

wù物

guǎn馆

。

Please queue to enter the museum

Zhè这

jiā家

cān餐

tīng厅

de的

pái排

gǔ骨

tāng汤

wèi味

dào道

xiān鲜

měi美

。

The rib soup at this restaurant tastes delicious.

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徘páito pace back and forth, hesitate
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拚pīnrisk, disregard; go all out for
捺nàto press down heavily with the fingers
掸dǎnto dust; a duster
掇duōcollect, gather up, pick up
挞tàflog, whip; chastise
搽chásmear; rub, wipe; anoint

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