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安排

ān pái · an pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to arrange
  2. to plan
  3. to set up
  4. arrangements
  5. plans
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The weekend plan

  1. Liangliang

    周末(zhōumò)你(nǐ)有(yǒu)什么(shénme)安排(ānpái)？

    What are your plans for the weekend?

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)，你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Nothing yet. Where do you want to go?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)爬山(páshān)，你(nǐ)来(lái)安排(ānpái)吧(ba)！

    I want to hike. You plan it!

  4. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)安排好(ānpáihǎo)了(le)：上午(shàngwǔ)爬山(páshān)，下午(xiàwǔ)睡觉(shuìjiào)。

    OK, I've planned it: hiking in the morning, sleeping in the afternoon.

  5. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)安排(ānpái)我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)！

    I like this plan!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)会(huì)安(ān)排(pái)一(yí)下(xià)，叫(jiào)个(ge)人(rén)去(qù)你(nǐ)家(jiā)接(jiē)你(nǐ)。

I'll arrange for someone to pick you up at your home.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Masa · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)们(men)很(hěn)快(kuài)就(jiù)可(kě)以(yǐ)安(ān)排(pái)您(nín)入(rù)座(zuò)。

We can seat you soon.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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安
ān

(bound form) calm; peaceful; to calm; to set at ease

排
pái

a row; a line

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