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Usages of páiduì
早上 在 食堂 买 早饭 的 时候， 大家 都 排队 等。Zǎoshang zài shítáng mǎi zǎofàn de shíhou, dàjiā dōu páiduì děng.
In the morning when buying breakfast in the cafeteria, everyone lines up to wait.
因为 她 不 喜欢 排队， 所以 常常 提前 去 食堂。Yīnwèi tā bù xǐhuan páiduì, suǒyǐ chángcháng tíqián qù shítáng.
Because she doesn’t like lining up, she often goes to the cafeteria early.
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