排队

排队 páiduì

Line up

排队 in a sentence HSK 4 繁體排隊 paidui

What 排队 means

Line up

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排队 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

排

pái

Arrange (rehearse - drain - platoon - row)

队

duì

Team (group - troops)

Words that share a character with 排队

How to write 排队

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排队 in a sentence

请大家排队上车。

Qǐng dàjiā pái duì shàng chē.

Please queue up to board.

门口排队的人很多。

Ménkǒu pái duì de rén hěn duō.

A lot of people are queuing at the entrance.

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Questions about 排队

What does 排队 mean in English?

排队 is pronounced páiduì and means Line up.

How do you pronounce 排队?

排队 is páiduì in pinyin — written paidui without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 排队?

排队 is written with 2 characters: 排 (pái) Arrange (rehearse - drain - platoon - row), 队 (duì) Team (group - troops). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 排队 written in traditional Chinese?

排隊. The simplified form 排队 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 排隊 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced páiduì.

Is 排队 an HSK word?

Yes — 排队 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.

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