排 (pái): meaning and stroke order

排 in our stories

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• 接下来的一个星期，店门口每天都排着长长的队。

  jiēxiàlai de yí gè xīngqī diàn ménkǒu měitiān dōu pái zhe chángcháng de duì

  For the next week there was a long queue outside the shop every day.

  From the story Waiting by the tree stump HSK 4

• 散会的时候已经快中午了。刚才还争得面红耳赤的两派人，一起走进了早市，排在冯阿姨的摊前买豆浆。

  sànhuì de shíhou yǐjīng kuài zhōngwǔ le gāngcái hái zhēng de miànhóng'ěrchì de liǎng pài rén yìqǐ zǒujìn le zǎoshì pái zài Féng āyí de tān qián mǎi dòujiāng

  By the time the meeting broke up it was nearly noon. The two sides who had just been arguing red in the face walked into the market together and queued at Auntie Feng's stall for soy milk.

  From the story The market hearing HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 从那以后，面馆门口天天排长队。不管是学生还是老人，来了都要先跟“面条阿姨”合影，再吃面。

  cóng nà yǐhòu miànguǎn ménkǒu tiāntiān pái chángduì bùguǎn shì xuésheng háishi lǎorén lái le dōu yào xiān gēn miàntiáo āyí héyǐng zài chī miàn

  From then on there was a long queue at the shop door every day. Students or pensioners, everyone who came wanted a photo with "Auntie Noodle" before eating.

  From the story Pulling noodles is a workout too HSK 7–9 · Level 8