排行

páiháng

verb #24,340

Meanings

1 to rank
2 to be ranked
3 seniority among siblings

Characters

to arrange; to line up

row; rank; order

Examples

他在兄弟中排行老二。

Tā zài xiōngdì zhōng páiháng lǎo'èr.

He ranks second among his brothers.

这首歌在排行榜上名列第一。

Zhè shǒu gē zài páihángbǎng shàng míngliè dìyī.

This song ranks number one on the charts.

Tips

usage

排行 is commonly used for sibling birth order (排行老大 = eldest) and music/sales charts (排行榜). The related noun 排行榜 means 'ranking chart' or 'the charts'.

Stroke Order

排 pái

行 xíng