排
pái
to arrange; to line up
Every meaning
pái
- to arrange; to line up
- to queue
- (gaming) ranked match (short for 排位, as in 单排)
- (military) platoon
- row; line
- volleyball (short for 排球)
- raft
- steak; chop (as in 牛排)
- to exclude; to eject (as in 排除, 排水)
In a sentence
我坐在第一排。
I sit in the first row.
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In the Library
大家下了车，排好队，等老师说话。
老师，别走丢了！ · A school trip story in Chinese: don't get lost, teacher! · HSK 3
他家一共有七个兄弟，他排第六：上面有五个哥哥，下面还有一个弟弟。
孔融让梨 · Kong Rong and the pears: the boy who took the smallest one · HSK 3
有的人用关系排到前面、找工作，甚至为了自己的利益做违反法律的事，这叫“走后门”。
Words with 排
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).