How to say “stand in line” in Chinese

排队

páiduì

stand in line

verb · HSK 4 · topic “Travel and vacations”

“Stand in line” in Chinese is 排队, pái duì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

排队 is read pái duì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

pái — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

duì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

排

pái — row; line up

队

duì — team, squad; line

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 “排队”.

Examples

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

我们排队排了一个小时。wǒmenpáiduìpáileyígexiǎoshíWe stood in line for an hour.
大家都在排队登机dàjiādōuzàipáiduìdēngjīEveryone is lining up to board.
自助服务很快捷，不用排队。zìzhùfúwùhěnkuàijié,búyòngpáiduìSelf-service is quick and convenient: no need to stand in line.
别去银行排队了，在手机上汇吧，又快又方便，还免手续费。biéqùyínhángpáiduìle,zàishǒujīshanghuìba,yòukuàiyòufāngbiàn,háimiǎnshǒuxùfèiDon't stand in line at the bank, transfer it from your phone: quick, convenient, and no fee either.
请在这条线后面排队qǐngzàizhètiáoxiànhòumiànpáiduìPlease line up behind this line.
请大家有序排队qǐngdàjiāyǒuxùpáiduìEveryone please line up in an orderly way.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “stand in line” in Chinese?

“Stand in line” in Chinese is 排队, pinyin páiduì.

What does 排队 mean?

排队 (páiduì) means “stand in line”.

How do you write 排队?

排队 is 2 characters: 排 (pái) — row; line up; 队 (duì) — team, squad; line. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 排队?

排队 is read páiduì. Tones: pái — second tone, duì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“stand in line” in the lesson “At the airport”

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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