pái míng
rank
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中国在世界经济体中排名第二。
Zhōngguó zài shìjiè jīngjìtǐ zhōng páimíng dì èr.
China ranks second in the world economy.
他在班上排名第一。
Tā zài bān shàng páimíng dì yī.
He ranks first in his class.
这个产品在市场上排名很高。
Zhège chǎnpǐn zài shìchǎng shàng páimíng hěn gāo.
This product ranks high in the market.
名次 (míngcì)
ranking
位次 (wèicì)
position
末位 (mò wèi)
last place
垫底 (diàn dǐ)
come in last
The Chinese word 排名 (pái míng) is a compound word consisting of two characters: 排 (pái) and 名 (míng). The character 排 (pái) originally meant "to arrange in a row" or "to put in order". It is composed of the radical 扌 (shǒu), which represents a hand, and the character 旁 (páng), which means "side" or "beside". This suggests that the original meaning of 排 was to arrange things side by side in a row. The character 名 (míng) originally meant "name" or "reputation". It is composed of the radical 言 (yán), which represents speech, and the character 日 (rì), which means "sun". This suggests that the original meaning of 名 was to give something a name or to make it known.When combined, the characters 排 and 名 form the word 排名 (pái míng), which literally means "to arrange names" or "to put names in order". In modern Chinese, 排名 is used to refer to a ranking or a list of things arranged in order of importance, value, or some other criterion. For example, the phrase 大学排名 (dà xué pái míng) refers to a ranking of universities, while the phrase 销售排名 (xiāo shòu pái míng) refers to a ranking of sales figures.
