Meaning
pendulum; to place; to display; to swing; to oscillate; to show
Chinese: 摆锤、钟摆、摆放、展示、摆出。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “bai” becomes a different word in each tone. 摆 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from)
- 摆动bǎi dòngto sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
- 摆放bǎi fàngto set up; to arrange; to lay out
- 摇摆yáo bǎito sway; to wobble; to waver
- 摆设bǎi shèto set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
Example Sentence
桌子上整齐地摆着几本书。Zhuō zi shàng zhěng qí de bǎi zhe jǐ běn shū.A few books are neatly placed on the table.
桌子Zhuō zitable上shàngon整齐zhěng qíorderly地de(adverb marker)摆bǎito arrange着zhe(ongoing action)几jǐsmall table本běn(bound form) root书shūbook。