HSK 3.0 Level 4 · Everyday Verbs

排 pái “to line up” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 排 means

to line up
to arrange
row
(m.w. for rows)
to arrange in order

More meanings from CC-CEDICT

to exclude
to eliminate
to repel
to expel
to discharge
to rehearse

How to say 排

排pái2nd tone, rising

排 in a sentence

在第二排房子的第三家。
Zài dì èr pái fángzi de dì sān jiā.
It’s the third house in the second row.
Sentence #391112 from Tatoeba · translation adapted
您必须排队。
Nín bìxū páiduì.
You have to queue.
Sentence #401371 from Tatoeba
老师按照身高给孩子们排队。
Lǎoshī ànzhào shēngāo gěi háizimen páiduì.
The teacher lined the children up by height.
Sentence #1424137 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 排 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 排 (pái) with each of its parts in a different colour

排páito arrange in order; to line up

扌hand form of 手 · shǒuMeaning part
非wrong · fēiSound part

扌 hints at the meaning (hand); 非 (fēi) hints at the sound. Compare it with pái.

How to write 排

排 11 strokes

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

Words related to 排

Words with 排

安排ānpái · to arrange 排队páiduì · to line up 排列páiliè · to arrange in order 排斥páichì · to exclude 排除páichú · to rule out 排练páiliàn · to rehearse 排放páifàng · to discharge

More words: Everyday Verbs

唱chàng · to sing 入rù · to enter 约yuē · to arrange to meet 加入jiārù · to join 通tōng · to go through 留下liúxia · to leave behind 待dāi · to stay 值zhí · to be worth

FAQs

What does 排 mean in English?

排 (pái) means “to line up” or “to arrange”. It is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word.

How do you pronounce 排?

Say it pái: pái with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.

Is 排 the same in Traditional Chinese?

Yes. 排 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.

How do you type 排 on a keyboard?

Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pai with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 排 from the suggestions. Typing pai into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.

What HSK level is 排?

排 is an HSK 3.0 Level 4 word in the official 2021 syllabus, and it is on our HSK 3.0 Band 6 word list. It is not on the older HSK 2.0 word lists.

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.