queue in Chinese
queue in Chinese is 排队, 尾, 辫子 — queue means a line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
queue in Chinese
排队
Pronounced: pái duì
A waiting list or other means of organizing people or objects into a first-come-first-served order.
尾
Pronounced: wěi
(heraldry) An animal's tail. [from 16th c.]
辫子
Pronounced: biàn zi
(now, _, historical) A men's hairstyle with a braid or ponytail at the back of the head, such as that worn by men in Imperial China. [from 18th c.]
排队
Pronounced: pái duì
(intransitive) To put oneself or itself at the end of a waiting line.
What does "queue" mean?
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noun A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
"There was a long queue outside the bakery before it even opened."
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noun In computing, a data structure that holds items to be processed in order, usually first-in-first-out.
"The print job sat in the queue behind three other documents."
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verb To line up and wait for a turn.
"Fans queued overnight for tickets to the concert."
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verb To add an item to a waiting list or processing order.
"I queued up three songs to play next."
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queue in a sentence
- There was a long queue outside the bakery before it even opened.
- She joined the back of the queue for the rollercoaster.
- The print job sat in the queue behind three other documents.
- The program adds each new message to a queue and handles them one at a time.
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What is "queue" in Chinese?
"queue" in Chinese is 排队, 尾, 辫子. queue means: A line of people or vehicles waiting their turn, served in the order they arrived.
How do you pronounce 排队?
"queue" in Chinese is 排队, pronounced "pái duì".
How do you use "queue" in a sentence?
Example: "There was a long queue outside the bakery before it even opened." In Chinese, "queue" is 排队, 尾, 辫子.
Are there other ways to say "queue" in Chinese?
Yes — Chinese has 3 translations listed for "queue": 排队, 尾, 辫子.
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