Writing
排队 (pái duì) — how to say "to queue" in Chinese
排队
To queue, to line up
verb
Character composition
排
to arrange in a line
队
line, queue
Radicals / Keys
手
Hand
#64 · shǒu · 4 strokes
阜
Mound
#170 · fù · 8 strokes
Collocations
排队上车
páiduì shàng chē
queue to get on
排队买票
páiduì mǎi piào
queue for tickets
Examples
那家新开的餐厅非常受欢迎，每天吃饭的时候门口都排着很长的队。
That newly opened restaurant is very popular, every day during meal times there's a very long line at the entrance.
请排队。
Please line up.
Frequently asked questions
How to say queue in Chinese?
"to queue" in Chinese is 排队 (pái duì).
排队 meaning in English
排队 (pái duì) means "To queue, to line up".
How is 排队 pronounced?
It is pronounced pái duì (written as pai dui, paidui). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How to write queue in Chinese?
It is written 排队: 排 has 11 strokes, 队 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 排队?
排队 belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary list.
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