排 pái

• 横排 (héng pái) Row Literal. Horizontal line
• 竖排 (shù pái) Column Literal. Vertical line
• 排队 (pái dùi) Queue / Be in line Literal. Line up a team
• 排行 (pái háng) Rank
• 排球 (pái qiú) Volleyball – a ball game with players arranged in rows and the ball going up and down in a linear fashion. It used to be called 华利波 (huá lì bō), a borrowed word to sound like the English name.

Widely used in dance, drama, parades or fashion shows

• 排练 (pái liàn) Training Literal. Arrangement and practice
• 彩排 (cǎi pǎi) Rehearsal Literal. Colourful arrangement

• 排除 (pái chú) Exclude Literal. Eliminate and remove
• 排斥(pái chì) Ostracize Literal. Eliminate and reproach
• 排水 (pái shuǐ) Drain out Literal. Eliminate water
• 排毒 (pái dú) Remove or flush out toxins Literal. Eliminate poison