排
pái
Meaning
- to arrange in order; to line up
- classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)
- row; line
- to rehearse
- to exclude; to eliminate; to repel; to expel; to discharge
Definition
排列；排成行；军队编制单位；排练；排除；量词，用于成行的事物。
Row, line; platoon; to arrange; to rehearse; to exclude; measure word for rows.
Usage
可用于描述顺序排列、军事组织、节目排练、去除杂质或作为量词等场景。
Used for describing line arrangement, military organization, rehearsal, exclusion, or as a measure word for rows.
Examples
- 1 排队买票需要耐心。 (Waiting in line to buy tickets requires patience.)
- 2 他是一个排长。 (He is a platoon leader.)
- 3 我们正在排练明天的节目。 (We are rehearsing tomorrow's show.)
- 4 这个机器可以排水。 (This machine can drain water.)
- 5 教室里摆着三排桌子。 (There are three rows of desks in the classroom.)
- 6 我点了一份牛排。 (I ordered a steak.)
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