安排 ānpái▶ sắp xếp

Stroke order

安排 is written in 17 strokes across 2 characters.

• 安 — 6 strokes
• 排 — 11 strokes

Senses

1. to arrange
2. to plan
3. to set up
4. arrangements
5. plans

Example sentences

• 老师安排了考试时间。Lǎoshī ānpái le kǎoshì shíjiān.The teacher arranged the exam time.
• 今天的安排很满。Jīntiān de ānpái hěn mǎn.Today's schedule is very full.

Related words

• 安全an ninh
• 排列mảng
• 排队xếp hàng; đứng thành hàng
• 不安Bất an, không ổn định
• 安慰an ủi
• 安装cài đặt; lắp đặt

安排 is pronounced ānpái and means “sắp xếp”. It belongs to the HSK 4 vocabulary, one of the six bands of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, China’s official Chinese proficiency exam. Recognising 安排 on a page and producing it in conversation are different skills, and only the second holds up when someone is waiting for an answer — so LexiTrail brings it back just as your memory of it starts to fade, not on a fixed weekly rota.