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摆

bǎi · bai

Traditional 擺

HSK 4Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. to arrange
  2. to exhibit
  3. to move to and fro
  4. a pendulum
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Where does the vase go?

  1. Dengdeng

    这个(zhège)花瓶(huāpíng)摆(bǎi)在哪儿(zàinǎr)好(hǎo)？

    Where is a good place to put this vase?

  2. Liangliang

    摆在(bǎizài)桌子(zhuōzi)中间(zhōngjiān)吧(ba)。

    Put it in the middle of the table.

  3. Dengdeng

    摆在(bǎizài)中间(zhōngjiān)会(huì)挡住(dǎngzhù)你的(nǐde)脸(liǎn)。

    If it sits in the middle, it will block your face.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)摆在(bǎizài)窗边(chuāngbiān)？

    Then put it by the window?

  5. Dengdeng

    窗边(chuāngbiān)太阳(tàiyang)大(dà)，花(huā)会(huì)被(bèi)晒坏(shàihuài)。还是(háishi)摆(bǎi)中间(zhōngjiān)吧(ba)，挡住(dǎngzhù)你的(nǐde)脸(liǎn)也(yě)没关系(méiguānxi)。

    The sun is strong by the window and the flowers will get sun-damaged. Middle it is, blocking your face is fine.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)视(shì)机(jī)不(bù)应(yīng)该(gāi)摆(bǎi)太(tài)接(jiē)近(jìn)，摆(bǎi)更(gèng)远(yuǎn)一(yì)点(diǎn)。

The TV shouldn't be so close. Put it a little further back.

Tatoeba: Chinese by carlosboyero · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

新(xīn)的(de)旗(qí)袍(páo)又(yòu)修(xiū)长(cháng)又(yòu)紧(jǐn)身(shēn)，也(yě)有(yǒu)短(duǎn)裙(qún)摆(bǎi)，与(yǔ)传(chuán)统(tǒng)式(shì)样(yàng)构(gòu)成(chéng)了(le)鲜(xiān)明(míng)的(de)对(duì)比(bǐ)。

Slender and form-fitting with a high cut, the new qipao contrasted sharply with the traditional one.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by eastasiastudent · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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