排队 pái duì queue
queue; stand in line
How to remember 排队: 排 row + 队 team = queue.
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How it is used
- To queue / line up - 排队买票 (páiduì mǎi piào) queue to buy tickets; 请排队 please line up.
- 排 (arrange in a row) + 队 (line); a verb-object phrase, so 排了很长的队 = stood in a long line.
- Note 排 read pái. A common everyday activity word, especially in cities.
Example sentences
- 您必须排队。 Nín bìxū páiduì.You have to wait in line.
- 老师按照身高给孩子们排队。 Lǎoshī ànzhào shēngāo gěi háizi men páiduì.The teacher lined the children up in order of height.
- 小朋友们依次排队上车。 Xiǎo péngyǒumen yīcì páiduì shàngchē.The children line up to board the school bus.