安排 ānpái arrange
arrange; to plan
How to remember 安排: 安 peace + 排 row = arrange.
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How it is used
- To arrange/schedule/organize - 安排会议 (ānpái huìyì) schedule a meeting; also a noun 'arrangements/plan' - 今天的安排 (jīntiān de ānpái) today's plans.
- Contrast 计划 (jìhuà, a plan/to plan, broader and more strategic): 安排 is the concrete arranging of people, time, and tasks.
- Common: 安排时间 (ānpái shíjiān) make time, 工作安排 (gōngzuò ānpái) work arrangements.
Example sentences
- 房间为您安排好了。 Fángjiān wèi nín ānpái hǎo le.The room has been arranged for you.
- 明天你有什么安排没有？ Míngtiān nǐ yǒu shénme ānpái méiyǒu?Do you have any plans for tomorrow?
- 你下个周末有什么安排？ Nǐ xiàgè zhōumò yǒu shénme ānpái?What do you have planned for next weekend?