排行

Mandarin · pinyin pái háng

Meanings

  1. to rank
  2. ranking
  3. seniority (among siblings)
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排
pái · row, rank, line
行
xíng · go; walk; move, travel; circulate; Kangxi radical 144
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2–2 · pai2 hang2

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paai4 hang4

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verb

  1. (intransitive) to rank (according to quality, popularity, seniority, etc.); to order
  2. to rank (first, second, etc., amongst siblings); to have a rank of

noun

  1. ranking; position; seniority

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