摆 (bǎi): to arrange, to exhibit, to move to and fro
摆 (bǎi) is a Chinese character meaning “to arrange.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 扌 (semantic) and 罢 (phonetic). It ranks #1156 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 摆 hand. Its radical form 扌 (hand) appears in many related characters such as 手 (shǒu, hand), 打 (dǎ, hit, make), 找 (zhǎo, to look for).
Definitions
- to arrange
- to exhibit
- to move to and fro
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 摆
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 摆平verb | bǎi píng | to be fair |
| 摇摆verb | yáo bǎi | to sway |
| 摆弄verb | bǎi nòng | to move back and forth |
| 摆布verb | bǎi bù | to arrange |
| 摇摆舞noun | yáo bǎi wǔ | swing (dance) |
| 摆动verb | bǎi dòng | to sway |
| 摆设verb | bǎi shè | to set out |
| 明摆着adjective | míng bǎi zhe | evident |
| 摇摆不定phrase | yáo bǎi bù dìng | indecisive |
| 摆架子verb | bǎi jià zi | to put on airs |
| 钟摆noun | zhōng bǎi | pendulum |
| 摆渡verb | bǎi dù | ferry |
| 下摆noun | xià bǎi | hem of a skirt |
| 摇摇摆摆 | yáo yáo bǎi bǎi | swaggering |
| 摆摊verb | bǎi tān | to run a street stall |
摆 appears in 64 compound words: 63 as the first character, 25 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 摆 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
Example Sentences
请把椅子摆放整齐，保持教室整洁。
Qǐng bǎ yǐzi bǎifàng zhěngqí, bǎochí jiàoshì zhěngjié.
Please arrange the chairs neatly and keep the classroom tidy.
...志|新游乐场用家为本 打造“好玩城市” 摆脱罐头式设计 反思痛点平衡营运压力
. . . zhì xīn yóu lè chǎng yòng jiā wéi běn dǎ zào hǎo wán chéng shì bǎi tuō guàn tóu shì shè jì fǎn sī tòng diǎn píng héng yíng yùn yā lì
... The new playground is user-oriented to create a "fun city" to get rid of canned design and reflect on pain points to balance operational pressure
《纽时》: 美国仍难摆脱对台湾晶片依赖
niǔ shí měi guó réng nán bǎi tuō duì tái wān jīng piàn yī lài
New York Times: The United States is still struggling to get rid of its dependence on Taiwan's chips
... 超微夺Meta大单飙涨8.8% 软体股摆脱抛售潮
. . . chāo wēi duó dà dān biāo zhǎng . ruǎn tǐ gǔ bǎi tuō pāo shòu cháo
... Supermicro won Meta's big order and soared 8.8%, and software stocks got rid of the sell-off
日本拆解废弃马达提炼稀土,冀摆脱依赖中国
rì běn chāi jiě fèi qì mǎ dá tí liàn xī tǔ , 冀 bǎi tuō yī lài zhōng guó
Japan dismantled abandoned motors to refine rare earths, hoping to get rid of dependence on China
美国土安全部陷停摆...2快速通关计画喊卡 航空业忧:旅客...
měi guó tǔ ān quán bù xiàn tíng bǎi . . . kuài sù tōng guān jì huà hǎn kǎ háng kōng yè yōu lǚ kè . . .
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Shutdown... Two Fast-Track Programs Halted; Aviation Industry Worries: Travelers...
阿尔及利亚需要摆脱官僚主义。
ā'ěrjílìyà xūyào bǎituō guānliáozhǔyì.
Algeria needs to get rid of its bureaucracy.
他让人们摆脱了奴役。
Tā ràng rénmen bǎituō le núyì.
He liberated the people from bondage.
我怎么才能摆脱这种困境？
Wǒ zěnme cáinéng bǎituō zhèzhǒng kùnjìng?
How do I get out of this mess?
"摆脱它, 当然!" 这个农夫回答。
"bǎituō tā, dāngrán!" zhège nóngfū huídá.
"Get rid of it, of course!" answered the farmer.
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