Meaning of 名牌儿
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- erhua form of 名牌[ming2 pai2]
How to use 名牌儿
名牌儿 is the erhua form of 名牌 (míngpái), heard mostly in Beijing and northern speech. It usually means a famous brand, and it can also mean a name tag. Example: 他只穿名牌儿。 (Tā zhǐ chuān míngpáir.) He only wears brand names.
名 (míng) means name and 牌 (pái) means a sign or plate, so a 名牌 is a name that works like a sign everyone recognizes. Add the northern 儿 (r) sound at the end and you get the casual spoken version, 名牌儿 (míngpáir).
Common mistake: Learners often pronounce 儿 as a separate syllable, saying míng pái ér. In erhua the r merges into the previous syllable, so it sounds like one syllable, páir. Also keep 牌 in the second tone; it is not pǎi.
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名 míng · name · 6 strokes
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牌 pái · signboard · 12 strokes
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儿 ér · son · 2 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 名牌儿.
| 这儿 | zhèr | here |
| 名字 | míngzi | name (of a person or thing) |
| 儿子 | érzi | son |
| 哪儿 | nǎr | where?; wherever; anywhere; somewhere |
| 女儿 | nǚ'ér | daughter |
| 那儿 | nàr | there |
| 一会儿 | yīhuìr | a moment; a while |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 一点儿 | yīdiǎnr | erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3] |
| 女孩儿 | nǚháir | erhua form of 女孩[nu : 3 hai2] |
| 一块儿 | yīkuàir | erhua variant of 一塊|一块[yi1 kuai4] |
Questions about 名牌儿
What does 名牌儿 mean?
名牌儿 (míngpáir) means "erhua form of 名牌[ming2 pai2]" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 名牌儿?
名牌儿 is made of 3 characters: 名 (6 strokes), 牌 (12 strokes), 儿 (2 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 名牌儿 an HSK word?
Yes. 名牌儿 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 名牌儿 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 名牌儿 is written 名牌兒.
Do I have to say 名牌儿 instead of 名牌?
No. 名牌 (míngpái) is standard everywhere and is what you will see in writing. 名牌儿 just sounds more casual and northern, much like 哪儿 (nǎr) versus 哪里 (nǎlǐ).
How do I say a brand-name product with this word?
Use 名牌儿 before a noun, for example 名牌儿包 (míngpáir bāo) for a designer bag or 名牌儿衣服 (míngpáir yīfu) for brand-name clothes. You can also say 名牌儿货 (míngpáir huò) for brand-name goods in general.