安排
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 4
安排 (ānpái) · to arrange
安排 (ānpái) means “to arrange; to plan”. It is written with 2 characters: 安 (safe) + 排 (to line up). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 安排 is built
The characters
安 ān · safe
What 安 is made of
- 宀 — roof
- 丶 — dot
- 冖mì — cover
- 女nǚ — woman
Origin hint: A woman 女 safe in a house 宀 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
排 pái · to line up
What 排 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 非fēi — not
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 非 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
明天的工作我已经安排好了。Míngtiān de gōngzuò wǒ yǐjīng ānpái hǎo le.I've already arranged tomorrow's work.
这次旅行谁来安排？Zhè cì lǚxíng shéi lái ānpái?Who will plan this trip?
Questions about 安排
What does 安排 mean?
安排 (ānpái) means “to arrange; to plan”.
How do you pronounce 安排?
安排 is pronounced ānpái.
Which HSK level is 安排?
安排 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 安静ānjìngquiet
- 安全ānquánsafe
- 平安píng'ānsafe
- 晚安wǎn'āngood night
- 一路平安yīlù píng'ānhave a safe trip
- 安装ānzhuāngto install
- 保安bǎo'ānsecurity guard
- 不安bù'ānuneasy
- 安置ānzhìto place
- 安慰ānwèito comfort
Learn 安排 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 2: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.