HSK 5 · Verbs

摆 bǎi “to arrange” in Chinese

Traditional 擺

What 摆 means

  1. to arrange
  2. to exhibit
  3. to move to and fro
  4. a pendulum

How to say 摆

  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale摆bǎi3rd tone, dipping

摆 in a sentence

  1. 那件家具不适合摆在客厅。

    Nà jiàn jiājù bú shìhé bǎi zài kètīng.

    That piece of furniture doesn’t suit the living room.

    Sentence #5085554 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 我想在桌子上摆放一些漂亮的花。

    Wǒ xiǎng zài zhuōzi shàng bǎifàng yìxiē piàoliang de huā.

    I want to put some pretty flowers on the table.

    Sentence #13561195 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 他摆出一副无辜的样子。

    Tā bǎichū yí fù wúgū de yàngzi.

    He put on an innocent look.

    Sentence #8795204 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 摆 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 摆 (bǎi) with each of its parts in a different colour
摆bǎito arrange
  • 扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
  • 罢to cease · bàSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 罢 (bà) hints at the sound. Compare it with bǎi.

How to write 摆

摆 13 strokes

Watch the order, then press Try writing it and draw each stroke in the grid. Each stroke is checked as you go.

摆 (bǎi) stroke order chart: each stroke of the character in the order you write it
Stroke order chart for 摆 (bǎi). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 摆

Words with 摆

摆脱bǎituō · to break free from摇摆yáobǎi · to sway

More words: Common Verbs

安装ānzhuāng · to install熬夜áoyè · to stay up late包括bāokuò · to comprise把握bǎwò · to grasp (also fig.)办理bànlǐ · to handle包裹bāoguǒ · parcel包含bāohán · to contain保持bǎochí · to keep

FAQs

摆 (bǎi) means “to arrange” or “to exhibit”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it bǎi: bǎi with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 摆 is written 擺. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type bai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 摆 from the suggestions. Typing bai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
摆 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.