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title: "Paidui Meaning: 排队 (páiduì) Means “to line up”"
description: "排队 (traditional 排隊, páiduì) means “to line up; to queue”. Hear its tones, see what 排 and 队 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paidui"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 排队 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

排队 páiduì

## to line up; to queue

## It can also mean

- (computing) queue

## Its characters

1. 排 pái row
2. 队 duì line

## In a sentence

请大家排队上车。 Everyone, please line up to get on the bus.

路口有一个小店，门口的人最多，大家都在**排队**。

From [中国人早饭吃什么？ · What do Chinese people eat for breakfast?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-do-chinese-people-eat-for-breakfast#library-word-74-76)

[More about 排队](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%8E%92%E9%98%9F)

## More words with 排 or 队

- [安排 ānpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/anpai)
- [部队 bùduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/budui)
- [带队 dàiduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daidui)
- [队伍 duìwu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duiwu)
- [队员 duìyuán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duiyuan)
- [队长 duìzhǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duizhang)
- [军队 jūnduì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jundui)
- [排查 páichá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paicha)
- [排除 páichú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paichu)
- [排放 páifàng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paifang)

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