HSK 2 · Coming & going

排队

pái duì

to queue

Stroke order of 排队

2 characters, 15 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

排 · 11 strokes 队 · 4 strokes

Memory trick

A hand 扌 pushes people into a row, and 队 is a line of soldiers waiting in order.

Parts: 排 row/arrange (扌 hand + 非 not/side-by-side sound) + 队 team/line

The characters in 排队

排 pái — row; to line up (11 strokes)
队 duì — team; line (4 strokes)

Example sentence

请在这里排队。

Please line up here.

Words with 排

排球volleyball 排row; to line up 排名ranking; to rank 安排to arrange; arrangement

Words with 队

队长team captain 球队(ball) team 队team; line 队员team member 乐队band

More words: Coming & going

进入to enter 离开to leave 走过to walk past 走进to walk into 走开to go away 过来to come over 经过to pass; through 通过to pass; by means of 通to connect; to go through 站住to stop; halt 停to stop 排row; to line up 靠to lean on; to depend on 身边by one's side

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