How to say “arrange” in Chinese
arrange, set out; swing
“Arrange” in Chinese is 摆, bǎi: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
摆 is read bǎi. 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 the left, 扌 “hand”: things are arranged by hand.
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 “摆”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 摆. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 书架上的书摆放得很整齐shūjiàshangdeshūbǎifàngdehěnzhěngqíThe books on the shelf are arranged very neatly.
- 请把洗漱用品摆放整齐qǐngbǎxǐshùyòngpǐnbǎifàngzhěngqíPlease arrange your toiletries neatly.
- 请把椅子摆好。qǐngbǎyǐzibǎihǎoPlease set out the chairs.
- 公司终于摆脱了危机gōngsīzhōngyúbǎituōlewēijīThe company has finally got out of the crisis.
- 你们是怎么摆脱危机的？nǐmenshìzěnmebǎituōwēijīdeHow did you manage to get out of the crisis?
- 我们终于摆脱了危机wǒmenzhōngyúbǎituōlewēijīWe've finally got out of the crisis.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
More words from the lesson “Set out and prop up”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “arrange” in Chinese?
“Arrange” in Chinese is 摆, pinyin bǎi.
What does 摆 mean?
摆 (bǎi) means “arrange, set out; swing”.
How do you write 摆?
摆 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 摆?
摆 is read bǎi. Tones: bǎi — third tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“arrange” in the lesson “Set out and prop up”
This word is from the topic “Hands and objects” of HSK 6. 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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