排麦

排麥

páimài

verb

Meanings

1 to queue up for the mic (at KTV / in a voice chat room)
2 to wait your turn to sing

Characters

to line up, queue

mic (abbr. of 麦克风)

Examples

HSK 5

语音房里排麦的人太多了。

Yǔyīn fáng lǐ páimài de rén tài duō le.

There are way too many people queued for the mic in this voice-chat room.

HSK 6

我排麦排了半天，终于轮到我唱了。

Wǒ páimài pái le bàntiān, zhōngyú lún dào wǒ chàng le.

I was queued up for ages - finally my turn to sing.

Tips

usage

麦 = 麦克风 (microphone). Used at KTV for waiting your turn to sing, and in voice-chat apps (QQ 语音房, 连麦) where hosts moderate a mic queue. Opposite of 麦霸 (mic hog).

Stroke Order

排 pái

麦 mài