How is 排 pronounced?

排 is pronounced “pái” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 排?

排 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 排?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 排 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 2verbmeasure word

排

pái

排 (pái) means “a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc”. It is an HSK 2 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

Practice writing

Example

请排好队。

Qǐng pái hǎo duì.

Please line up properly.

Words containing 排

安排ān páito arrange; to plan; to set up; arrangements; plans 排队pái duìto line up 排列pái lièto arrange in order; (math.) permutation 排斥pái chìto reject; to exclude; to eliminate 排除pái chúto eliminate; to remove; to exclude; to rule out 排放pái fàngto arrange in order; to emit; to discharge (exhaust gas, waste water etc); (of animals) to ovulate; to discharge semen 排练pái liànto rehearse; rehearsal 排名pái míngto rank (1st, 2nd etc); ranking 排行榜pái háng bǎngthe charts (of best-sellers); table of ranking 排球pái qiúvolleyball

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Frequently asked questions

What does 排 mean?: 排 (pái) means “a row; a line; to set in order; to arrange; to line up; to eliminate; to drain; to push open; platoon; raft; classifier for lines, rows etc”. It is an HSK 2 word.
How is 排 pronounced?: 排 is pronounced “pái” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 排?: 排 belongs to HSK 2 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 排?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 排 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18