How to say “row” in Chinese

“Row” in Chinese is 列, liè: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

列 is read liè. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

How to write it

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 “列”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 列. Tap the sound icon to listen.

• 请把新词语列出来qǐngbǎxīncíyǔlièchūlaiPlease make a list of the new words.
• 列车马上就要到站了。lièchēmǎshàngjiùyàodàozhànleThe train will be arriving at the station shortly.
• 请问，列车在这站停留多长时间？qǐngwèn,lièchēzàizhèzhàntíngliúduōchángshíjiānExcuse me, how long does the train stop at this station?
• 列车即将到站，请准备下车。lièchējíjiāngdàozhàn,qǐngzhǔnbèixiàchēThe train is arriving at the station, please get ready to get off.
• 请把这些词按顺序排列qǐngbǎzhèxiēcíànshùnxùpáilièPlease put these words in order.
• 政府采取了一系列措施。zhèngfǔcǎiqǔleyíxìliècuòshīThe government has taken a whole series of measures.

More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.

More words from the lesson “For example”

• 例子 example
• 举例 give an example
• 例如 for example
• 详细 detailed
• 判断 judge

Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.

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