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    Expressing 'row' or 'list' with 列 (liè)

    Listing & Enumeration
    Sequence & Order

    Explanation

    The noun 列 (liè) means 'row,' 'column,' or 'list.' It can refer to an arrangement of items in a line or sequence. It also functions as a verb meaning 'to list' or 'to arrange.' It appears in compounds like 排列 (to arrange) and 列表 (list/table).

    Examples

    • 请把这些名字按字母顺序排成一列。

      Qǐng bǎ zhèxiē míngzì àn zìmǔ shùnxù pái chéng yī liè.

      Please arrange these names in a column in alphabetical order.

    • 表格的第三列是什么意思？

      Biǎogé de dì sān liè shì shénme yìsi?

      What does the third column of the table mean?

    • 他把购物清单列了出来。

      Tā bǎ gòuwù qīngdān liè le chūlái.

      He listed out the shopping list.

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