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pái
Main
English Definitiona row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; measure word for lines, rows etc
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Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinpái
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄆㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)paai4
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb, (量) measure word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2,3 TOCFL=5,6

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Words With Same Head Word    
排队páiduìto line up
排列páilièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation
排斥páichìto reject; to exclude; to eliminate; to remove; to repel
排球páiqiúvolleyball
排名páimíngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking
Words With Same Tail Word    
牛排niúpáisteak
安排ānpáito arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans
女排nǚpáiwomen's volleyball; abbr. for 女子排球
男排nánpáimen's volleyball; abbr. for 男子排球
彩排cǎipáidress rehearsal
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