牌
牌 in English
- signboard / plaque / plate / tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]) / brand / trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]) / mahjong tile / domino / playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2pai2] and 曲牌[qu3pai2])
Measure word
- 个 gè (classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier); (bound form) individual attested
- 块 kuài lump (of earth); chunk; piece; classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc; (coll.) classifier for money and... attested
- 张 zhāng to open up; to spread; sheet of paper; classifier for flat objects, sheet; classifier for votes attested
Stroke order
Show the animation Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi, derived from the Arphic PL fonts under the Arphic Public License.
Examples
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“你的汽车是什么牌子的？”“是一辆福特。”
"What make is your car?" "It is a Ford."
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“我想打牌。”“我也是。”
"I feel like playing cards." "So do I."
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两个老人打牌消磨著时间。
The two old men while away the time playing cards.
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他们一边嗑瓜子，一边打牌。
They eat sunflower seeds while playing cards.
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他们一边嗑香瓜子，一边打牌。
They eat sunflower seeds while playing cards.
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他曾经被授予金牌。
He's been awarded a gold medal once.
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在奥运会的竞赛中，金牌代表第一名，银牌代表第二名，铜牌是第三名。
In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.
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天很黑，我看不清楚车牌号码。
It was dark and I couldn't make out the license plate number.