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编排

biān pái · bian pai

Traditional 編排

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to arrange
  2. to lay out
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Choreographing a show

  1. Dengdeng

    学校(xuéxiào)要(yào)办(bàn)晚会(wǎnhuì)，老师(lǎoshī)让(ràng)我们(wǒmen)编排(biānpái)一个(yīgè)节目(jiémù)。

    The school is holding a party, and the teacher asked us to put together a performance.

  2. Liangliang

    好啊(hǎoa)，我们(wǒmen)编排(biānpái)什么(shénme)？唱歌(chànggē)还是(háishi)跳舞(tiàowǔ)？

    Sure. What shall we put together? Singing or dancing?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)唱歌(chànggē)，你(nǐ)跳舞(tiàowǔ)，怎么样(zěnmeyàng)？

    I sing, you dance, how about it?

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)一(yī)转圈(zhuànquān)就(jiù)头晕(tóuyūn)。

    But I get dizzy as soon as I spin.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)站着(zhànzhe)不动(bùdòng)，我们(wǒmen)编排(biānpái)一个(yīgè)雕像(diāoxiàng)舞(wǔ)。

    Then you stand still, and we put together a statue dance.

  6. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)节目(jiémù)我(wǒ)最(zuì)拿手(náshǒu)！

    I am best at this performance!

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In a sentence

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01

老(lǎo)师(shī)把(bǎ)同(tóng)学(xué)们(men)的(de)节(jié)目(mù)编(biān)排(pái)得(de)很(hěn)有(yǒu)条(tiáo)理(lǐ)。

The teacher arranged the students' performances in a very orderly way.

02

这(zhè)本(běn)杂(zá)志(zhì)的(de)版(bǎn)面(miàn)编(biān)排(pái)看(kàn)起(qǐ)来(lái)很(hěn)舒(shū)服(fu)。

The layout of this magazine looks very comfortable.

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