Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
排起
pái qǐ
Description
"排起"的意思是很多人一个跟着一个站成一条线，常常说"排起长队"。
"排起" means many people standing one after another in a line, often said as "排起长队" (forming a long queue).
我们看到很多人时，就可以用这个词。
We can use this word when we see many people.
Meanings
排起pái qǐ
to form (a line or queue)
商店门口排起了长队。
There was a long line at the store entrance.
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Notes
- Etymology
排 (arrange/line up) + 起 (verb complement showing an action starting).
- Nuance
usually followed by 长队 (long queue), describing a line beginning to form.
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