Meaning
a platoon; line up; row of logs or boards
Chinese: 排列、排除；也作量词。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pai” becomes a different word in each tone. 排 is the 2nd 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
- 排队pái duìto line up
- 排球pái qiúvolleyball
- 安排ān páito arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements
- 排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
- 排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
Example Sentence
同学们排着队走进教室。Tóng xué men pái zhe duì zǒu jìn jiào shì.The students walked into the classroom in a line.
同学Tóng xuéto study at the same schoo们men(plural marker)排páito arrange in order着zhe(ongoing action)队duìsquadron走进zǒu jìnto enter教室jiào shìclassroom。