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

HSK 4

他在兄弟中排行老二。

Tā zài xiōngdì zhōng páiháng lǎo'èr.

He ranks second among his brothers.

HSK 6

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