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

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

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