liè

趔

Character · Verb · Noun · ClassifierTraditional列

to arrange; to list; row; category; measure word

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Meanings

5 senses · 10 examples
1.

verb

to arrange in order; to line up

Refers to placing things or people in a line or sequence.

Qǐng请
bǎ把
shū书
àn按
shùn顺
xù序
liè列
hǎo好
 。

Please arrange the books in order.

Shì士
bīng兵
men们
zhěng整
qí齐
de地
liè列
duì队
zhàn站
lì立
 。

The soldiers stood in neat rows.

2.

verb

to list; to enumerate; to itemize

Often used for stating a series of items, reasons, or examples.

Lǎo老
shī师
liè列
le了
jǐ几
diǎn点
zhù注
yì意
shì事
xiàng项
 。

The teacher listed several points to note.

Tā他
zài在
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
liè列
jǔ举
le了
dà大
liàng量
shù数
jù据
 。

He enumerated a large amount of data in the report.

3.

noun

row; line; series; list

Refers to a horizontal arrangement or a sequence of things.

Guān观
zhòng众
xí席
de的
qián前
liè列
shì是
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
wèi位
zhì置
 。

The front row of the audience seats is the best spot.

Tā他
de的
míng名
zì字
zài在
hòu候
xuǎn选
rén人
míng名
dān单
zhī之
liè列
 。

His name is on the list of candidates.

4.

noun

category; class; type

formal

Often used in formal contexts to classify or group things.

Zhè这
shǔ属
yú于
zhòng重
yào要
wén文
jiàn件
zhī之
liè列
 。

This falls into the category of important documents.

Wǒ我
men们
jiāng将
chǎn产
pǐn品
fēn分
wéi为
yǐ以
xià下
jǐ几
liè列
 。

We classify the products into the following categories.

5.

classifier

measure word for trains, rows, or series of things

A common measure word for trains and, by extension, a series of items.

Jīn今
tiān天
dào到
zhàn站
le了
sān三
liè列
huǒ火
chē车
 。

Three trains arrived at the station today.

Tā他
xiě写
xià下
yī一
liè列
shù数
zì字
 。

He wrote down a row of numbers.