排布

páibù

verb

Meanings

1 to arrange
2 to lay out
3 to set up (esp. a trap or formation)

Characters

to arrange in a row

to spread; deploy

Examples

他把家具重新排布了一遍。

Tā bǎ jiājù chóngxīn páibù le yí biàn.

He rearranged the furniture all over again.

敌军在山口排布了埋伏。

Díjūn zài shānkǒu páibù le máifú.

The enemy laid an ambush at the mountain pass.

Tips

usage

Slightly more literary / planning-oriented than the everyday 安排 (ānpái). 排布 emphasizes spatial arrangement (objects, troops, components on a circuit board); 安排 emphasizes scheduling and assignments.

Stroke Order

排 pái

布 bù