排列 páiliè arrange
arrange; align; permutation
How to remember 排列: 排 row + 列 line up = arrange.
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How it is used
- To arrange/line up in order. 按顺序排列 (àn shùnxù páiliè) arrange in sequence.
- 排列 stresses ordering along a line/sequence; 排 alone = a row, 列 = a column. In math, 排列 = permutation (排列组合 permutations and combinations).
- Contrast 安排 (ānpái) which is arranging plans/schedules, not physical ordering; 排列 is spatial/sequential ordering of items.
Example sentences
- 请把蜡烛顺次排列。 Qǐng bǎ làzhú shùncì páiliè.Please arrange these candles in order.