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How to Say ‘Go queue over there first.’ in Simplified Chinese

先去那边排队。

xiān qù nà biān pái duì

[shyen chyoo nah-byen pie-dway]

Phrase Breakdown

先

xiān

[shyen]

first

Marks the first step to do before others.

Example

你先去那边排队。

You go line up over there first.

去那边

qù nà biān

go over there

Directs someone to move to another place.

Example

请去那边坐。

Please go sit over there.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

Used to tell someone to move to a place.

Example

先去那边排队,不要着急。

Go line up over there first; don’t worry.

那边

nà biān

[nah-byen]

over there

A place indicated by gesture or context.

Example

先去那边排队,医生会叫你。

Go line up over there first; the doctor will call you.

排队

pái duì

[pie-dway]

to line up; to queue

Means waiting in order, often in hospitals, banks, or stores.

Example

请先去那边排队。

Please go line up over there first.

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