Usage note
排列表示按顺序放好或安排好。
pái liè biǎo shì àn shùn xù fàng hǎo huò ān pái hǎo。
排列 means to arrange in order.
Context note
排列常用于位置、顺序和图形。
pái liè cháng yòng yú wèi zhì 、 shùn xù hé tú xíng。
It is often used for position, order, and shapes.
5 examples
桌子排列得很整齐。
zhuō zi pái liè dé hěn zhěng qí。
The desks are arranged neatly.
请把这些卡片排列好。
qǐng bǎ zhè xiē kǎ piàn pái liè hǎo。
Please arrange these cards neatly.
数字排列有顺序。
shù zì pái liè yǒu shùn xù。
The numbers are arranged in order.
队伍排列在门口。
duì wu pái liè zài mén kǒu。
The line is arranged at the door.
图片排列得很漂亮。
tú piàn pái liè dé hěn piào liang。
The pictures are arranged beautifully.
5 mini stories
老师让大家把椅子排列好。
lǎo shī ràng dà jiā bǎ yǐ zi pái liè hǎo。
The teacher asked everyone to arrange the chairs neatly.
这些花排列成一个圆圈。
zhè xiē huā pái liè chéng yí gè yuán quān。
These flowers are arranged in a circle.
他们把书排列在书架上。
tā men bǎ shū pái liè zài shū jià shàng。
They arranged the books on the shelf.
数字排列错了，需要重来。
shù zì pái liè cuò le， xū yào chóng lái。
The numbers were arranged incorrectly and need to be redone.
她喜欢把东西排列整齐。
tā xǐ huan bǎ dōng xī pái liè zhěng qí。
She likes to arrange things neatly.
Mini dialogue
排列积木
A
我们来排列积木，从大到小。
Wǒmen lái páiliè jīmù, cóng dà dào xiǎo.
Let's arrange the blocks from big to small.
A
好的，我排列红色的，你排列蓝色的。
Hǎo de, wǒ páiliè hóngsè de, nǐ páiliè lánsè de.
Okay, I'll arrange the red ones, you arrange the blue ones.
排列队伍
A
请大家排列好队伍，我们要跑步了。
Qǐng dàjiā páiliè hǎo duìwǔ, wǒmen yào pǎobù le.
Everyone please line up (arrange the queue), we're going to run.
A
好的，老师，我们按身高排列。
Hǎo de, lǎoshī, wǒmen àn shēngāo páiliè.
Okay, teacher, we'll line up by height.
Related words and contrasts
similar
整理
zhěng lǐ
to tidy up; to organize
to put in order
related
顺序
shùn xù
order; sequence
the arrangement itself
related
排队
pái duì
to line up
to form a line