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bǎi
HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 摆

摆晃
bǎi huàng

to swing

摆谱
bǎi pǔ

to put on airs

摆渡车
bǎi dù chē

shuttle bus

前摆
qián bǎi

last time

摆脱危机
bǎi tuō wēi jī

to break out of a crisis

摆钟
bǎi zhōng

pendulum clock

摆拍
bǎi pāi

to take a staged photograph

摇摆乐
yáo bǎi yuè

swing (genre of jazz music)

平摆
píng bǎi

yawing (of a boat)

摆设
bǎi she

ornament

摆脱
bǎi tuō

to break away from

摆架子
bǎi jià zi

to put on airs

摇摆州
yáo bǎi zhōu

swing state (US politics)

摆样子
bǎi yàng zi

to do sth for show

摇摆不定
yáo bǎi bù dìng

indecisive

摆动
bǎi dòng

to sway

摆造型
bǎi zào xíng

to pose (for a picture)

摆渡
bǎi dù

ferry

摆子
bǎi zi

malaria

摆卖
bǎi mài

hawking

摆出
bǎi chū

to assume

摆放
bǎi fàng

to set up; to arrange; to lay out

摆花架子
bǎi huā jià zi

lit. to arrange a shelf of flowers

摆事实讲道理
bǎi shì shí jiǎng dào lǐ

present the facts and reason things out

停摆
tíng bǎi

(of a pendulum) to stop swinging

显摆
xiǎn bai

(coll.) to show off

摇摆
yáo bǎi

to sway

摆龙门阵
bǎi lóng mén zhèn

chat

摆乌龙
bǎi wū lóng

to mess sth up

摆摊
bǎi tān

to set up a vendor's stall in the street

摆轮
bǎi lún

balance (of a watch or clock)

摆平
bǎi píng

to be fair

摆弄
bǎi nòng

to move back and forth

摆盘
bǎi pán

to arrange food on a plate

摇头摆尾
yáo tóu bǎi wěi

to nod one's head and wag one's tail (idiom)

傅科摆
fù kē bǎi

Foucault's pendulum

下摆
xià bǎi

hem of a skirt

钟摆
zhōng bǎi

pendulum

摆布
bǎi bù

to arrange

摆满
bǎi mǎn

to spread over an area

摆设
bǎi shè

to set out

大摇大摆
dà yáo dà bǎi

to strut

摆了一道
bǎi le yī dào

to play tricks on

摇摇摆摆
yáo yáo bǎi bǎi

swaggering

摆地摊
bǎi dì tān

lit. to set up a stall on the ground

铺摆
pū bǎi

to display (goods)

摆摊子
bǎi tān zi

to set up a stall

摆线
bǎi xiàn

cycloid

摆阔
bǎi kuò

to parade one's wealth

摆烂
bǎi làn

(neologism c. 2014) (slang) to stop striving (esp. when one knows one cannot succeed); to let it all go to hell; (sports) to tank

摆饰
bǎi shì

knickknack

摆明
bǎi míng

to show clearly

明摆着
míng bǎi zhe

evident

摇摆舞
yáo bǎi wǔ

swing (dance)

摆手
bǎi shǒu

to wave one's hand

单摆
dān bǎi

simple pendulum (physics)

扭摆
niǔ bǎi

to twist and sway (one's body)

双摆
shuāng bǎi

double pendulum (math.)

摆门面
bǎi mén miàn

to keep up appearances

摆荡
bǎi dàng

to swing