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擺

bǎi

put, place; display; swing, sway

Strokes
18
Radical
手
HSK
—
Tone
3

Simplified form: 摆

Stroke order

Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 摆, the simplified form of 擺. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 那不是明摆着的吗？

    Nà bù shì míng bǎi zhe de ma

    Isn't it obvious?

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  • 我要摆脱这一切。

    Wǒ yào bǎi tuō zhè yī qiè

    I'm going to get rid of all this stuff.

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  • 别摆架子。

    Bié bǎi jià zi

    Don't give yourself airs.

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  • 大好的前途摆在他面前。

    Dà hǎo de qián tú bǎi zài tā miàn qián

    A brilliant future lay before him.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 摆

  • 摆bǎi 3to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro; a pendulum
  • 摆脱bǎi tuō 3–1 to break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of; to break away (from); to break out (of); to free oneself from; to extricate oneself
  • 摆动bǎi dòng 3–4 to sway; to swing; to move back and forth; to oscillate
  • 摇摆yáo bǎi 2–3 to sway; to wobble; to waver
  • 摆放bǎi fàng 3–4 to set up; to arrange; to lay out
  • 摆设bǎi shè 3–4 to set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
  • 摆平bǎi píng 3–2 to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
  • 摆设bǎi she 3–5ornament; decorative item; (fig.) sth that is merely for show