Chinese Notes

摆 (擺) bǎi

bǎi verb to arrange; to place
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '擺'; Guoyu '擺' v 2; Unihan '擺')
bǎi verb to display; to exhibit
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '擺'; Guoyu '擺' v 3; Unihan '擺')
bǎi verb to plan; to calculate
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '擺' v 4)
bǎi noun a pendulum
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '擺'; Guoyu '擺' n)
bǎi verb to swing; to sway
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '擺'; Guoyu '擺' v 1; Unihan '擺')

Contained in

显摆(顯擺) to show off
前摆(前擺) last time
摆龙门阵(擺龍門陣) chat; gossip; spin a yarn
摆摊(擺攤) to set up a vendor's stall in the street
摇摆舞(搖擺舞) swing
摆了一道(擺了一道) to play tricks on; to make a fool of
钟摆(鐘擺) pendulum
摆子(擺子) malaria
摆轮(擺輪) balance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel
明摆着(明擺著) evident; clear; undoubted
摆渡车(擺渡車) shuttle bus; feeder bus
摆渡(擺渡) ferry
单摆(單擺) simple pendulum
摆阔(擺闊) to parade one's wealth; to be ostentatious and extravagant
摆明(擺明) to show clearly
摆出(擺出) to assume; to adopt (a look, pose, manner etc); to bring out for display
扭摆(扭擺) to twist and sway (one's body)
摆手(擺手) to wave one's hands
摆放(擺放) to set up; to arrange; to lay out
平摆(平擺) yawing (of a boat)
摆脱危机(擺脫危機) to break out of a crisis
摆晃(擺晃) to swing; to sway
摆设儿(擺設兒) decorative items; ornaments
摆造型(擺造型) to pose (for a picture)
摆平(擺平) to be fair; to be impartial; to settle (a matter etc)
摇头摆尾(搖頭擺尾) to nod one's head and wag one's tail; to be well pleased with oneself; to have a lighthearted air
摆地摊(擺地攤) to set up a stall on the ground to start up a new business
铺摆(鋪擺) to display (goods); to dispose of
摆盘(擺盤) to arrange food on a plate; to plate up; food presentation; (watchmaking) balance wheel
摆动(擺動) to oscillate; to swing; to sway
双摆(雙擺) double pendulum
摆事实讲道理(擺事實講道理) present the facts and reason things out
摆门面(擺門面) to keep up appearances; to put up a front
摇摆(搖擺) to waver; to sway; to vacillate ; to walk around
摆钟(擺鐘) pendulum clock
摆开(擺開) to show; to exhibit
下摆(下擺) a skirt hem
摇摆州(搖擺州) swing state (US politics)
左右摇摆(左右搖擺) vacillate to the left and the right
摆卖(擺賣) hawking; street vending
摆渡船(擺渡船) a ferry (ship)
傅科摆(傅科擺) Foucault's pendulum
摆乌龙(擺烏龍) to mess something up; to screw up
摆脱(擺脫) to break away from; to cast off
停摆(停擺) (of a pendulum) to stop swinging; (of work, production, activities etc) to come to a halt; to be suspended; to be canceled; shutdown; (sports) lockout
摆摊子(擺攤子) to set up a stall; to maintain a large staff and organization
摆满(擺滿) to spread over an area
摆谱(擺譜) to put on airs; to be ostentatious
摆线(擺線) cycloid
摆设(擺設) to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items

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摆谱儿

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Truncated for common words

第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
第五十四回 Chapter 54 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 8
第四十七回 Chapter 47 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 8
第十回 Chapter 10 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 7
第二回 Chapter 53 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 7
第二回 Chapter 6 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 6
第二十八回 Chapter 28 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 6
第二回 Chapter 2 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 6
第二十四回 Chapter 24 Water Margin 水滸傳 — count: 6
第五十三回 Chapter 53 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 6

Collocations

摆在 (擺在) 擺在面前 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第四回 Chapter 4 — count: 20
摆列 (擺列) 都擺列了桌面 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第三十回 Chapter 30 — count: 10
前面摆 (前面擺) 前面擺著三四十壯健的莊客 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第二回 Chapter 2 — count: 7
摆成 (擺成) 出來擺成陣勢 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第五十二回 Chapter 52 — count: 6
一字儿摆 (一字兒擺) 只見松林裏一字兒擺著七輛江州車兒 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第十六回 Chapter 16 — count: 6
摆言 (擺言) 而明安子擺言太聲言復仇 — History of Ming 明史, 卷二百二十八列傳第一百十六魏學曾李化龍 Volume 228 Biographies 116: Wei Xueceng, Li Hualong — count: 5
摆牲 (擺牲) 然後擺牲班禽 — Book of Later Han 後漢書, 卷六十上馬融列傳 Volume 60a: Biography of Ma Rong — count: 4
上摆 (上擺) 只見桌子上擺著些酒食 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第七回 Chapter 7 — count: 3
摆落 (擺落) 而風塵擺落 — Book of Liang 梁書, 卷十五列傳第九謝朏弟子覽 Volume 15: Xie Fei; Xie Lan — count: 3
摆边 (擺邊) 擺邊之兵 — History of Ming 明史, 卷一百九十八列傳第八十六楊一清王瓊彭澤毛伯溫翁萬達 Volume 198 Biographies 86: Yang Yiqing, Wang Qiong, Peng Ze, Mao Bowen, Weng Wanda — count: 3