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The Chinese word paidui - 排队 - páiduì
(to line up in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

páiduì

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English translations

to line up,
to stand in a queue, to fall in line

Chinese characters:


Chinese characters  ( paidui / páiduì ) with pronunciation (English translation: to line up )

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排队 ( paidui / páiduì ) is composed of these characters: 排 (pai) , 队 (dui)
排队 ( paidui / páiduì ) in traditional characters
排隊
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 排队 ( paidui / páiduì ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).

Mai piao yao paidui.
Mǎi piào yào páiduì.
 – English translation: You have to queue to buy tickets.

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to put in order  |  a line of people
 
More words that mean to line up in Chinese
liè ( 列 )

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