How to say “arrange” in Chinese
arrange, plan
“Arrange” in Chinese is 安排, ān pái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
安排 is read ān pái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On top, 宀 “roof”; under it, 女 “woman”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “安排”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 安排. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 此次出差由谁安排？cǐcìchūchāiyóushéiānpáiWho is arranging this business trip?
- 这次旅行是旅行社安排的。zhècìlǚxíngshìlǚxíngshèānpáideThis trip was arranged by a travel agency.
- 住宿安排好了吗？zhùsùānpáihǎolemaIs the accommodation all sorted out?
- 旅行社帮我们安排了行程lǚxíngshèbāngwǒmenānpáilexíngchéngThe travel agency planned our itinerary for us.
- 会议安排在五月中旬。huìyìānpáizàiwǔyuèzhōngxúnThe meeting is scheduled for mid-May.
- 经理助理负责安排会议。jīnglǐzhùlǐfùzéānpáihuìyìThe manager's assistant is in charge of arranging meetings.
More words from the lesson “Trip plan”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “arrange” in Chinese?
“Arrange” in Chinese is 安排, pinyin ānpái.
What does 安排 mean?
安排 (ānpái) means “arrange, plan”.
How do you write 安排?
安排 is 2 characters: 安 (ān) — calm, safe; 排 (pái) — row; line up. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 安排?
安排 is read ānpái. Tones: ān — first tone, pái — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“arrange” in the lesson “Trip plan”
This word is from the topic “Travel and vacations” of HSK 4. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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