bǎi

to arrange; to exhibit; to move to and fro

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 6 trad. 擺

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

桌子上摆着一盆花。

A pot of flowers sits on the table.

他把书摆得很整齐。

He arranged the books neatly.