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摆

bǎi

HSK 5 Character Traditional 擺

What 摆 means

1. to arrange
2. to exhibit
3. to move to and fro
4. a pendulum

Other readings

摆 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• bǎihem (at the bottom of a garment)

Example sentences

• 别摆架子。
  Don't give yourself airs.
• 我想摆脱它。
  I want to get rid of it.
• 小狗摆着尾巴。
  The dog was wagging his tail.
• 玛格摆正书桌。
  Meg straightened up her desk.
• 我要摆脱这一切。
  I'm going to get rid of all this stuff.
• 那不是明摆着的吗？
  Isn't it obvious?

Words starting with 摆

• 摆脱bǎi tuōto break away from; to cast off (old ideas etc); to get rid of
• 摆放bǎi fàngto set up; to arrange; to lay out
• 摆出bǎi chūto assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display
• 摆设bǎi shèto set out; to display; to furnish (a room or house)
• 摆手bǎi shǒuto wave one's hand; to gesture with one's hand (beckoning, waving good-bye etc)…
• 摆弄bǎi nòngto move back and forth; to fiddle with
• 摆满bǎi mǎnto spread over an area
• 摆动bǎi dòngto sway; to swing; to move back and forth
• 摆布bǎi bùto arrange; to order about; to manipulate
• 摆摊bǎi tānto run a street stall
• 摆平bǎi píngto be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
• 摆渡bǎi dùferry
• 摆地摊bǎi dì tānto run a street stall
• 摆子bǎi zimalaria
• 摆拍bǎi pāito take a staged photograph
• 摆明bǎi míngto show clearly
• 摆盘bǎi pánto arrange food on a plate; to plate up; food presentation
• 摆线bǎi xiàncycloid
• 摆卖bǎi màihawking; street vending
• 摆轮bǎi lúnbalance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel
• 摆钟bǎi zhōngpendulum clock
• 摆饰bǎi shìknickknack; ornament; decorative item
• 摆摊子bǎi tān zito set up a stall; (fig.) to maintain a large staff and organization
• 摆架子bǎi jià zito put on airs; to assume great airs

Words containing 摆

• 摇摆yáo bǎito sway; to wobble; to waver
• 明摆着míng bǎi zheevident; clear; undoubted
• 下摆xià bǎihem of a skirt; shirt tail
• 大摇大摆dà yáo dà bǎito strut; swaggering
• 显摆xiǎn bai(colloquial) to show off
• 摇摇摆摆yáo yáo bǎi bǎiswaggering; staggering; waddling
• 摇摆不定yáo bǎi bù dìngindecisive; wavering
• 钟摆zhōng bǎipendulum
• 停摆tíng bǎi(of a pendulum) to stop swinging; (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a…
• 前摆qián bǎi(dialect) last time
• 单摆dān bǎisimple pendulum (physics)
• 平摆píng bǎiyawing (of a boat)
• 双摆shuāng bǎidouble pendulum (math.)
• 打摆子dǎ bǎi zi(colloquial) to suffer from malaria
• 摇摆州yáo bǎi zhōuswing state (US politics)
• 摇摆乐yáo bǎi yuèswing (genre of jazz music)
• 摇摆舞yáo bǎi wǔswing (dance)
• 摇头摆尾yáo tóu bǎi wěito nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom); to be well pleased with oneself…
• 东摇西摆dōng yáo xī bǎi(idiom) to sway from side to side; unsteady; (idiom) indecisive; hesitant
• 铺摆pū bǎito display (goods); to dispose of
• 扭摆niǔ bǎito twist and sway (one's body)
• 裙摆qún bǎihem (of a skirt)
• 傅科摆Fù kē bǎiFoucault's pendulum
• 正经八摆zhèng jīng bā bǎivariant of 正经八百

Characters that look like 摆

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 揭jiēto take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
• 揉róuto knead; to massage; to rub
• 褐hèbrown; gray or dark color; coarse hemp cloth
• 湄méi(literary) shore; coast; bank
• 摺zhédocument folded in accordion form; to fold
• 摞luòto pile up; to stack; a pile

Sounds the same

Read bǎi, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 百hundred; numerous; all kinds of
• 柏cedar; cypress; Taiwan pr. bó
• 伯one hundred (old)
• 佰hundred (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 捭to spread out; to open
• 竡hectoliter (old)
• 䙓variant of 摆