paai4 wai2排位
Jyutpingpaai4 wai2
Yalepàaih wái
Definition
To rank or put in a particular order or position.
colloquialdaily actionspeople
How it's used
Often used in contexts involving seating arrangements at formal dinners or the hierarchy of participants in a competition. It focuses specifically on the sequence or relative position of items or people rather than the physical act of lining up, which would be 排隊.
Examples
How should we arrange the order?
Related words
Common phrases
to take a seat in order
to reorder or re-rank
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 排隊, which refers to queuing or waiting in a line. 排位 is about assigning or determining the sequence or rank of something.
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