pái lièdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to arrange in order / (math.) permutation
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Original source entry:

排列 排列 [pai2 lie4] /to arrange in order/(math.) permutation/

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  • 排
    pái

    to arrange in order / to line up / to exclude / to eliminate / to repel / to expel / to discharge / (literary) to push aside / to force open / to rehearse / row / line / platoon / (bound form) steak / chop / (bound form) raft / classifier for rows or lines (of people or things)

  • 列
    liè

    to arrange / to line up / file / series / (in data tables) column / (Tw) row

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