to arrange; set in order; pendulum; lower hem (of a gown/jacket/skirt) (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
擺
Radicals
Stroke order
Homophones
百 bǎi - hundred (num.) | HSK 2
Phonetically similar words
白 bái - white (adj.) | HSK 2
掰 bāi - break off (with hands); sever (v.) | HSK 6
Examples
她在房间里摆放了一些鲜花。 tā zài fángjiān lǐ bǎifàng le yīxiē xiānhuā. - She arranged some flowers in the room.
请把椅子摆正一点。 qǐng bǎ yǐzi bǎi zhèng yīdiǎn. - Please adjust the chair to be straight.
他喜欢在家里摆放艺术品。 tā xǐhuān zài jiālǐ bǎifàng yìshùpǐn. - He likes to display artworks at home.
我们将会议桌摆成了一个大圆桌。 wǒmen jiāng huìyì zhuō bǎi chéng le yī gè dà yuánzhuō. - We set up the conference table as a large round table.
这家餐厅的桌子都摆得整整齐齐。 zhè jiā cāntīng de zhuōzi dōu bǎi dé zhěngzhěng qíqí. - The tables in this restaurant are neatly arranged.
Phrases
摆脱 bǎi tuō - dispense; cast off; extricate oneself from (v.) | HSK 6
摇摆 yáo bǎi - sway; swing; rock (v.) | HSK 6