Chinese word

列

Pronunciation

Pinyinliè

Meaning

  • nouncolumn

Example

表格的第一列是名字。biǎo gé de dì yí liè shì míng zì

The table's first column is for names.

Illustration for 列 (column)

More examples

请检查第二列的数据是否完整。qǐng jiǎn chá dì èr liè de shù jù shì fǒu wán zhěng

Please check whether the data in the second column is complete.

Core concept

A clear sequence of separate items, seen as positions in a layout and as points set out in order.

Common phrases

  • 第一列dì yí liè

    first column

  • 第二列dì èr liè

    second column

  • 每一列měi yí liè

    each column

Similar words

行xíng: A table section in which entries run from side to side.
队伍duì wǔ: A group of people standing or moving in an ordered line.
排pái: A single line of people or objects placed in order.

Definition in Chinese

在表格或队伍等场合指纵向排列的一栏或一队，也可作动词表示把若干条目依次写成清单或顺序列出。zài biǎo gé huò duì wǔ děng chǎng hé zhǐ zòng xiàng pái liè de yì lán huò yí duì yě kě zuò dòng cí biǎo shì bǎ ruò gān tiáo mù yī cì xiě chéng qīng dān huò shùn xù liè chū

Word origin

列 (liè, "to arrange in order") carries the idea of dividing things into separate places, so it extends from physical formations to table sections and ordered written points.

Usage tips

  • Although often first learned as a noun, this word can also function as a verb, so the surrounding sentence shows whether it names an arranged section or an organizing action.

Other meanings

  • listverb

Related words

  • 列出liè chūlistverb
  • 列表liè biǎolistnoun
  • 列举liè jǔenumerateverb

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