HSK 4 · Verbs

排列 páiliè “to arrange in order” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 排列 means

  1. to arrange in order
  2. to line up
  3. (maths.) permutation

How to say 排列

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale排pái2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale列liè4th tone, falling

排列 in a sentence

  1. 你能把这清单按字母顺序排列吗？

    Nǐ néng bǎ zhè qīngdān àn zìmǔ shùnxù páiliè ma?

    Could you put this list in alphabetical order?

    Sentence #7986223 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 排列 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.

The character 列 (liè) with each of its parts in a different colour
列lièto arrange
  • 歹death · dǎi
  • 刂knife form of 刀 · dāoMeaning part

How to write 排列

排 11 strokes · 列 6 strokes

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

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

Words related to 排列

Words with 排

排pái · to line up安排ānpái · to arrange排队páiduì · to line up排斥páichì · to exclude排除páichú · to rule out排练páiliàn · to rehearse排放páifàng · to discharge

Words with 列

列车lièchē · train列举lièjǔ · to list并列bìngliè · to stand side by side陈列chénliè · to display行列hángliè · ranks系列xìliè · series

More words: Common Verbs

免费miǎnfèi · free (of charge)迷路mílù · to lose the way弄nòng · to do排队páiduì · to line up陪péi · to accompany骗piàn · to cheat破pò · broken敲qiāo · to hit

FAQs

排列 (páiliè) means “to arrange in order” or “to line up”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it páiliè: pái with a 2nd tone, then liè with a 4th tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 排列 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type pailie with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 排列 from the suggestions. Typing pailie into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
排列 is an HSK 4 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.