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')

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摆弄(擺弄) to move back and forth; to fiddle with
摆动(擺動) to oscillate; to swing; to sway
摆摊子(擺攤子) to set up a stall; to maintain a large staff and organization
单摆(單擺) simple pendulum
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
摆手(擺手) to wave one's hands
摆谱儿(擺譜兒) to put on airs
摆造型(擺造型) to pose (for a picture)
下摆(下擺) a skirt hem
摆钟(擺鐘) pendulum clock
摆门面(擺門面) to keep up appearances; to put up a front
摆渡(擺渡) ferry
摆卖(擺賣) hawking; street vending
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
摆了一道(擺了一道) to play tricks on; to make a fool of
平摆(平擺) yawing (of a boat)
摆谱(擺譜) to put on airs; to be ostentatious
钟摆(鐘擺) pendulum
摆线(擺線) cycloid
摆阔(擺闊) to parade one's wealth; to be ostentatious and extravagant
摆事实讲道理(擺事實講道理) present the facts and reason things out
前摆(前擺) last time
摆摊(擺攤) to set up a vendor's stall in the street
摆荡(擺蕩) to swing; to sway
摆布(擺布) to arrange; to order about; to manipulate
摆地摊(擺地攤) to set up a stall on the ground to start up a new business
摆样子(擺樣子) to do something for show; to keep up appearances
摆渡车(擺渡車) shuttle bus; feeder bus
摆明(擺明) to show clearly
摆子(擺子) malaria
摆脱危机(擺脫危機) to break out of a crisis
摆晃(擺晃) to swing; to sway
摆脱(擺脫) to break away from; to cast off
摇摆州(搖擺州) swing state (US politics)
摇摆舞(搖擺舞) swing
摆轮(擺輪) balance (of a watch or clock); balance wheel
显摆(顯擺) to show off
摆设(擺設) to arrange; to set out; to decorate; to display; decorative items
摆放(擺放) to set up; to arrange; to lay out
摆开(擺開) to show; to exhibit
摆满(擺滿) to spread over an area
摆花架子(擺花架子) to arrange a shelf of flowers; superficial display
摇摆(搖擺) to waver; to sway; to vacillate ; to walk around
傅科摆(傅科擺) Foucault's pendulum
摇摇摆摆(搖搖擺擺) swaggering; staggering; waddling
摆设儿(擺設兒) decorative items; ornaments
打摆子(打擺子) malaria
明摆着(明擺著) evident; clear; undoubted
铺摆(鋪擺) to display (goods); to dispose of
大摇大摆(大搖大擺) to strut; swaggering

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Truncated for common words

第二回 Chapter 40 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — count: 10
第四十七回 Chapter 47 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 8
第五十四回 Chapter 54 Journey to the West 西遊記 — 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
第二十八回 Chapter 28 The Scholars 儒林外史 — count: 6
第二回 Chapter 6 Dream of the Red Chamber 紅樓夢 — 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: 11
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
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
摆成 (擺成) 出來擺成陣勢 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第五十二回 Chapter 52 — 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
摆白 (擺白) 擺白蹲龍十 — History of Yuan 元史, 卷七十八　志第二十八: 　輿服一 Volume 78 Treatises 31: Carriages and Clothes 1 — count: 3
来摆 (來擺) 按酒都搬來擺了一桌 — Water Margin 水滸傳, 第八回 Chapter 8 — count: 3
摆古 (擺古) 亦曰擺古 — History of Ming 明史, 卷四十六志第二十二地理七 Volume 46 Treatises 22: Geography 7 — count: 3