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Meaning of 牌

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HSK 4
Pinyin: pái
English Definition: mahjong tile; playing card; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet; medal; Classifiers:
Chinese Definition:
①用木板或其他材料做的标志:门牌。路牌。牌子。牌匾。牌价。
②凭证:金牌。银牌。腰牌。
③产品的商标:名牌货。
④古代兵士在战争时或现代警察在驱散示威者时用来遮护身体的东西:盾牌。挡箭牌。
⑤娱乐或赌博用的东西:纸牌。扑克牌。麻将牌。
⑥神主、灵位或题着名字作为祭祀对象的木牌:牌位。
⑦词曲的调名:词牌。曲牌。牌子曲。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (page) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ piàn ] slice, splinter; page, strip
    • [ bēi ] humble, low, inferior; to despise
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Example Words
品牌 pǐn pái brand name; trademark
金牌 jīn pái gold medal; Classifiers:
名牌HSK 5 míng pái famous brand; nameplate; name tag
挂牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate; to open up for business; listed (on stock market)
奖牌 jiǎng pái medal (awarded as a prize)
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Example Sentences
1
This television is a Chinese brand.
2
Tonight, we're going to play cards.
3
This dish is the restaurant's signature dish.
4
She won a silver medal in the competition.
5
We often play cards on weekend evenings.