排páirow; line

1. 1.

   row; linenoun

2. 2.

   classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)measure word

3. 3.

   to arrange in order; to line upverb

• 排row; line

排 often follows 第 + number for seat rows, as in 第三排; as a verb it can take 好, as in 排好.

1. HSK 1

   我坐在第一排。

   Wǒ zuò zài dì-yī pái.

   I sit in the first row.

2. HSK 2

   大家排好，一个一个进去。

   Dàjiā pái hǎo, yí ge yí ge jìnqù.

   Everyone, line up and go in one at a time.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   电影快开始了，我们的座位在哪儿？

   Diànyǐng kuài kāishǐ le, wǒmen de zuòwèi zài nǎr?

   The film is about to start. Where are our seats?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   在第八排，中间那两个。

   Zài dì-bā pái, zhōngjiān nà liǎng ge.

   In the eighth row, the two in the middle.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   那儿能看清楚吗？

   Nàr néng kàn qīngchu ma?

   Can we see clearly from there?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   能，那是最好的位子。

   Néng, nà shì zuì hǎo de wèizi.

   Yes, those are the best seats.

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