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排

pái · pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

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Meaning

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  1. a row
  2. a line
  3. to set in order
  4. to arrange
  5. to line up
  6. to eliminate
  7. to drain
  8. to push open
  9. platoon
  10. raft
  11. classifier for lines, rows etc
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The long line

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，前面(qiánmiàn)排(pái)了(le)很(hěn)长(cháng)的(de)队(duì)。

    Look, there's a long line ahead.

  2. Dengdeng

    排队(páiduì)的(de)人(rén)真(zhēn)多(duō)，卖(mài)什么(shénme)的(de)？

    So many people in line. What are they selling?

  3. Liangliang

    听说(tīngshuō)是(shì)新(xīn)的(de)烤红薯(kǎohóngshǔ)。

    I heard it's a new baked sweet potato.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我们(wǒmen)也(yě)排(pái)吧(ba)。

    Then let's line up too.

  5. Liangliang

    排(pái)了(le)一个(yīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)，轮到(lúndào)我们(wǒmen)，卖完(màiwán)了(le)！

    After an hour in line it's our turn, and they're sold out!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，明天(míngtiān)我们(wǒmen)早点儿(zǎodiǎnr)来(lái)排(pái)。

    OK, tomorrow we'll come earlier and line up.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

请(qǐng)大(dà)家(jiā)排(pái)成(chéng)一(yí)队(duì)，按(àn)顺(shùn)序(xù)上(shàng)车(chē)。

Please line up in a single file and get on the bus in order.

02

工(gōng)人(rén)正(zhèng)在(zài)把(bǎ)积(jī)水(shuǐ)排(pái)到(dào)外(wài)面(miàn)的(de)沟(gōu)里(lǐ)。

The workers are draining the accumulated water into the ditch outside.

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