Usage note
排队表示一个一个站好等候。
pái duì biǎo shì yí gè yi gè zhàn hǎo děng hòu。
Line up means standing one by one and waiting.
Context note
排队常出现在车站、商店和活动里。
pái duì cháng chū xiàn zài chē zhàn 、 shāng diàn hé huó dòng lǐ。
Queuing often appears in stations, stores, and events.
5 examples
请排队等车。
qǐng pái duì děng chē。
Please line up and wait for the bus.
我们去排队。
wǒ men qù pái duì。
We go line up.
大家排队很安静。
dà jiā pái duì hěn ān jìng。
Everyone lines up quietly.
排队买票。
pái duì mǎi piào。
Line up to buy tickets.
孩子们排队进教室。
hái zi men pái duì jìn jiào shì。
The children line up and enter the classroom.
5 mini stories
车站里很多人排队买票。
chē zhàn lǐ hěn duō rén pái duì mǎi piào。
Many people line up to buy tickets at the station.
老师说吃饭前也要排队。
lǎo shī shuō chī fàn qián yě yào pái duì。
The teacher said we should line up before eating too.
我和朋友一起排队，慢慢往前走。
wǒ hé péng yǒu yì qǐ pái duì， màn màn wǎng qián zǒu。
My friend and I line up and slowly move forward.
商店门口排队的人很多。
shāng diàn mén kǒu pái duì de rén hěn duō。
There are many people queuing at the store entrance.
排队的时候，我们可以安静地聊天。
pái duì de shí hòu， wǒ men kě yǐ ān jìng dì liáo tiān。
While queuing, we can chat quietly.
Mini dialogue
排队买票
A
我们在这里排队买票吧。
Wǒmen zài zhèlǐ páiduì mǎi piào ba.
Let's line up here to buy tickets.
B
好的，排队的人不多。
Hǎo de, páiduì de rén bù duō.
Okay, there aren't many people lining up.
请排队
A
老师说要排队去操场。
Lǎoshī shuō yào páiduì qù cāochǎng.
The teacher said we need to line up to go to the playground.
B
好的，我们快点排队。
Hǎo de, wǒmen kuài diǎn páiduì.
Okay, let's line up quickly.
Related words and contrasts
related
队伍
duì wǔ
line; queue
The line of people itself.
opposite
插队
chā duì
to cut in line
The opposite of waiting your turn.