Usage note
排表示排成一列，也可以表示顺序。
pái biǎo shì pái chéng yí liè， yě kě yǐ biǎo shì shùn xù。
Line up means to arrange in a row, and it can also mean order.
Context note
排常出现在队伍、等待和顺序里。
pái cháng chū xiàn zài duì wu 、 děng dài hé shùn xù lǐ。
Line up often appears in queues, waiting, and order.
5 examples
请排队。
qǐng pái duì。
Please line up.
我们排成一排。
wǒ men pái chéng yì pái。
We line up in a row.
前面排了很多人。
qián miàn pái le hěn duō rén。
There are many people in line ahead.
排好队再进去。
pái hǎo duì zài jìn qù。
Line up before going in.
他排在最后。
tā pái zài zuì hòu。
He is in the last position.
5 mini stories
买票的时候，大家都排成一排。
mǎi piào de shí hòu， dà jiā dōu pái chéng yì pái。
When buying tickets, everyone lines up in a row.
老师说进教室前先排队。
lǎo shī shuō jìn jiào shì qián xiān pái duì。
The teacher said to line up before entering the classroom.
我排在朋友后面，安静地等着。
wǒ pái zài péng yǒu hòu miàn， ān jìng dì děng zhe。
I line up behind my friend and wait quietly.
前面排了很多人，我们只好慢慢等。
qián miàn pái le hěn duō rén， wǒ men zhǐ hǎo màn màn děng。
There are many people in line ahead, so we have to wait slowly.
排好队以后，大家都很整齐。
pái hǎo duì yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu hěn zhěng qí。
After lining up, everyone is very neat.
Mini dialogue
排队买饭
A
我们去买午饭吧。
Wǒmen qù mǎi wǔfàn ba.
Let's go buy lunch.
B
好的，人很多，我们要排队。
Hǎo de, rén hěn duō, wǒmen yào páiduì.
Okay, there are many people, we need to line up.
上车排队
A
校车来了，我们快跑！
Xiàochē lái le, wǒmen kuài pǎo!
The school bus is here, let's run!
B
别跑，老师说要排队上车。
Bié pǎo, lǎoshī shuō yào páiduì shàng chē.
Don't run, the teacher said we need to line up to get on.
Related words and contrasts
similar
排队
pái duì
to queue; to line up
排队 is the full word for lining up. 排 is the verb part.
related
队
duì
team; line; queue
队 means a line or team. You 排 (line up) to form a 队 (line).
related
等
děng
to wait
等 means to wait. When you 排 (line up), you often have to 等 (wait).