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排队
pái duì
Meaning
- to line up
Definition
排成队伍，依次等候。
To line up; to queue up.
Usage
常用于描述人们在公共场所（如商店、车站、银行等）按顺序等候，也可用于比喻义，如排队等待机会。
Commonly used to describe people standing in a line in public places (such as stores, stations, banks) waiting in order; can also be used metaphorically, such as queuing for opportunities.
Examples
- 1 我们在电影院门口排队买票。 (We queued up at the cinema entrance to buy tickets.)
- 2 请排队上车，不要拥挤。 (Please line up to board the bus, don't push.)
- 3 银行里有很多人在排队等候。 (There were many people queuing in the bank.)
- 4 新游戏发布后，玩家们连夜排队购买。 (After the new game was released, players queued overnight to buy it.)
- 5 大家都在排队等待接种疫苗。 (Everyone is queuing to get vaccinated.)
- 6 机会是留给有准备的人，而不是只会排队等待的人。 (Opportunities are for those who are prepared, not just those who queue and wait.)
- 7 这家餐厅很受欢迎，经常需要排队。 (This restaurant is very popular; you often have to queue.)
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