标志 meaning in English

biāozhì

sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark

HSK 4verbnounTraditional 標誌16 strokes

Meaning of 标志

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

biāozhì

sign; mark; symbol; logo
to symbolize; to indicate; to mark

How to use 标志

As a noun, 标志 means a sign, mark or logo. As a verb, it means to mark or symbolize an event or change, often in the pattern 标志着 (biāozhìzhe). Example: 这件事标志着一个新时代的开始。(Zhè jiàn shì biāozhìzhe yí gè xīn shídài de kāishǐ.) This event marks the beginning of a new era.

标 (biāo) means a mark or label, as in 目标 (mùbiāo) target, and 志 (zhì) means something recorded or kept in mind, as in 杂志 (zázhì) magazine. Put them together and you get a mark that records and shows meaning: a sign, a symbol, a logo.

Common mistake: Learners often write 标志 as 标识 or 标致, which look and sound close. 标致 (biāozhì) means good-looking and is also the Chinese name of Peugeot, so it is not a sign or logo.

标志 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

自zì我wǒ怀huái疑yí是shì聪cōng明míng的de第dì一yī标biāo志zhì。

To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.

你nǐ可kě以yǐ到dào有yǒu“银yín联lián”标biāo志zhì的deATM机jī里lǐ去qù取qǔ钱qián。

You can withdraw money from ATMs that have the "UnionPay" logo.

红hóng色sè是shì危wēi险xiǎn的de标biāo志zhì，与yǔ绿lǜ色sè相xiàng对duì。

Red, as opposed to green, is a sign of danger.

侧cè边biān栏lán显xiǎn示shì在zài网wǎng站zhàn标biāo志zhì下xià方fāng的de页yè面miàn边biān缘yuán。

The sidebar is displayed on the edge of the page below the site logo.

他tā没méi有yǒu看kàn见jiàn十shí字zì路lù口kǒu的de停tíng止zhǐ标biāo志zhì，和hé一yī辆liàng迎yíng面miàn而ér来lái的de汽qì车chē撞zhuàng个gè正zhèng著zhù。

He failed to see the stop sign at the intersection and hit an oncoming car.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

标 biāo · mark · 9 strokes

志 zhì · determination · 7 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 标志.

目标	mùbiāo	target; goal
杂志	zázhì	magazine
标准	biāozhǔn	standard; norm; criterion; (adjective) standard
志愿者	zhìyuànzhě	volunteer
标题	biāotí	title; heading
志愿	zhìyuàn	aspiration; ambition
意志	yìzhì	will; willpower; determination
商标	shāngbiāo	trademark; logo
指标	zhǐbiāo	(production) target; quota; index; indicator
鼠标	shǔbiāo	(computing) mouse
同志	tóngzhì	comrade; (slang) homosexual
标签	biāoqiān	label; tag

Questions about 标志

What does 标志 mean?

标志 (biāozhì) means "sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark" and is used as a verb and noun.

How do you write 标志?

标志 is made of 2 characters: 标 (9 strokes), 志 (7 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.

Is 标志 an HSK word?

Yes. 标志 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 标志 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 标志 is written 標誌.

What is the difference between 标志 and 符号?

符号 (fúhào) is a symbol or notation, like a math sign or punctuation mark. 标志 is a sign that identifies or represents something, like a company logo or a traffic sign. 标志 can also be a verb, but 符号 cannot.

Why is 标志 often followed by 着?

When 标志 is a verb meaning to mark or signify, it usually takes 着 (zhe), as in 标志着成功 (biāozhìzhe chénggōng), signifying success. This is a fixed formal pattern common in news and writing.