行列

háng liè

HSK 7–9

Meaning

formation
array
(fig.) ranks (as in "join the ranks of ...")

Definition

指排列成行和列的整体；亦指队伍或队列。

A formation of rows and columns; also refers to a line or queue.

Usage

用于描述人或物体按顺序排列的情形，如排队、阵列；数学中特指矩阵的行和列。

Used to describe situations where people or objects are arranged in order, such as queues or arrays; in mathematics, specifically refers to rows and columns of a matrix.

Examples

1 排队购票的人们井然有序地站成数排行列。(People buying tickets stood in several orderly rows.)
2 在数学课上，我们学习了如何计算矩阵的行列式。(In math class, we learned how to calculate the determinant of a matrix.)
3 士兵们排列成整齐的行列等待检阅。(The soldiers lined up in neat rows and columns awaiting inspection.)
4 这个表格有五行三列，行列清晰。(This table has five rows and three columns, with clear rows and columns.)
5 他站在行列的最前面，准备第一个入场。(He stood at the front of the queue, ready to enter first.)

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