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排列

pái liè · pai lie

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Meaning

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  1. to arrange in order
  2. (math.) permutation
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Arranging the books

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)把(bǎ)书(shū)按(àn)颜色(yánsè)排列(páiliè)，好看(hǎokàn)吧(ba)？

    I arranged the books by color. Nice, right?

  2. Dengdeng

    好看(hǎokàn)，可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)找不到(zhǎobudào)书(shū)了(le)。

    Nice, but now I cannot find the books.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)就(jiù)按(àn)书名(shūmíng)排列(páiliè)吧(ba)。

    Then let us arrange them by title.

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，这样(zhèyàng)找(zhǎo)书(shū)最(zuì)快(kuài)。

    Yes, that is the fastest way to find books.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)马上(mǎshàng)重新(chóngxīn)排列(páiliè)，一共(yīgòng)两百本(liǎngbǎiběn)。

    OK, I will arrange them again right now. There are 200 in all.

  6. Dengdeng

    两百本(liǎngbǎiběn)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)，这个(zhège)要(yào)排列(páiliè)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)。

    200? Let us eat first. Arranging this will take all night.

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2 examples
01

请(qǐng)把(bǎ)这(zhè)些(xiē)书(shū)按(àn)作(zuò)者(zhě)姓(xìng)名(míng)排(pái)列(liè)整(zhěng)齐(qí)。

Please arrange these books neatly by the authors' names.

02

货(huò)架(jià)上(shàng)的(de)商(shāng)品(pǐn)排(pái)列(liè)得(de)很(hěn)有(yǒu)规(guī)律(lǜ)。

The goods on the shelves are arranged in a very orderly way.

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