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    Expressing "queuing" or "lining up" with 排队 (páiduì)

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    Sequence & Order

    Structure

    Subject + 排队

    Explanation

    排队 (páiduì) means to line up or stand in a queue. It can function as both a verb and a noun referring to the act of waiting in line. It is used in everyday contexts such as waiting at a store, hospital, or ticket counter.

    Examples

    • 超市里人太多了，我们得排队等半个小时。

      chāoshì lǐ rén tài duō le, wǒmen děi páiduì děng bàn ge xiǎoshí.

      There are too many people in the supermarket; we have to wait in line for half an hour.

    • 大家请排队上车，不要挤。

      dàjiā qǐng páiduì shàng chē, bùyào jǐ.

      Everyone please line up to board the bus, don't push.

    • 她不喜欢排队，所以都在网上买东西。

      tā bù xǐhuān páiduì, suǒyǐ dōu zài wǎngshàng mǎi dōngxī.

      She doesn't like waiting in line, so she buys everything online.

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