安排 (ānpái)

安排 refers to deliberately organizing people, events, or resources into a coherent plan, and can function as both the act of arranging and the resulting arrangement itself.

Meanings

[verb] To arrange, to plan, to schedule, to assign.
[noun] An arrangement, a plan, a schedule.

Example Sentences

经理已经安排好了明天的会议室。 Jīnglǐ yǐjīng ānpái hǎo le míngtiān de huìyìshì. The manager has already arranged tomorrow's meeting room.

请你提前安排好旅行中的每一个细节。 Qǐng nǐ tíqián ānpái hǎo lǚxíng zhōng de měi yī gè xìjié. Please arrange every detail of the trip in advance.

这次活动的安排非常周到，大家都很满意。 Zhè cì huódòng de ānpái fēicháng zhōudào, dàjiā dōu hěn mǎnyì. The arrangements for this event were very thorough, and everyone was satisfied.

公司安排新员工参加入职培训。 Gōngsī ānpái xīn yuángōng cānjiā rùzhí péixùn. The company arranged for new employees to attend onboarding training.

Collocations

Collocation	Meaning
安排工作	to assign work
安排时间	to schedule time
合理安排	to arrange reasonably
安排行程	to plan an itinerary
做出安排	to make arrangements

Usage Notes

安排 implies intentional, often careful organization rather than a casual plan. When used as a noun, it often appears with 做出安排 (make arrangements) or as a modifier (安排不合理 — the arrangements are unreasonable). It differs from 计划, which emphasizes the plan itself, while 安排 emphasizes the act of assigning or placing things into order.

Memory Hook

安 means "peace/settle" and 排 means "to line up in a row" — when you line everything up peacefully, you have a proper arrangement.