排队
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 4
排队 (páiduì) · to line up
排队 (páiduì) means “to line up; to queue”. It is written with 2 characters: 排 (to line up) + 队 (team). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 排队 is built
The characters
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)
队 duì · team
What 队 is made of
- 阝fù / yì (names) — mound/city side-form
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 人rén — person
Origin hint: A group of people 人 gathered in one place 阝 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请大家排队。Qǐng dàjiā páiduì.Everyone, please line up.
买票要排队吗？Mǎi piào yào páiduì ma?Do we have to queue to buy tickets?
Questions about 排队
What does 排队 mean?
排队 (páiduì) means “to line up; to queue”.
How do you pronounce 排队?
排队 is pronounced páiduì.
Which HSK level is 排队?
排队 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 排球páiqiúvolleyball
- 安排ānpáito arrange
- 排名páimíngranking
- 排列páilièto arrange
- 排斥páichìto reject
- 排除páichúto remove
- 排放páifàngto discharge
- 排练páiliànto rehearse
- 排páito line up
- 队长duìzhǎngcaptain
Learn 排队 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 18: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.