队列

隊列

duìliè

noun #17,188

Meanings

1 formation (of troops)
2 queue
3 alignment

Characters

team; group; line

row; to arrange

Examples

士兵们站成整齐的队列。

Shìbīngmen zhàn chéng zhěngqí de duìliè.

The soldiers stood in neat formation.

这个程序使用了消息队列。

Zhège chéngxù shǐyòng le xiāoxi duìliè.

This program uses a message queue.

Tips

usage

In military/physical education contexts, 队列 means a formation or drill alignment. In computing, it means a queue (FIFO data structure). For everyday queuing (standing in line), 排队 is more common.

Stroke Order

队 duì

列 liè