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牌子 meaning in English

páizi

sign; trademark

HSK 3noun15 strokes

Meaning of 牌子

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

páizi
  1. sign
  2. trademark
  3. brand

How to use 牌子

牌子 is the everyday word for a brand, and it can also mean a sign or a tag hanging somewhere. People often ask about brands when shopping. Example: 你的手机是什么牌子的？(Nǐ de shǒujī shì shénme páizi de?) What brand is your phone?

牌 (pái) starts with 片 (piàn), a flat slice or board, so picture a flat board with a name painted on it. Add the noun suffix 子 (zi) and you get 牌子, a sign or a brand name.

Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 子 here with a full third tone as zǐ. In 牌子 it is neutral: páizi. Also do not confuse 牌 (pái) with 啤 (pí) in 啤酒 (píjiǔ, beer), which looks a little similar.

牌子 in example sentences

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

“你nǐ的de汽qì车chē是shì什shén么me牌pái子zi的de？”“是shì一yī辆liàng福fú特tè。”
"What make is your car?" "It is a Ford."
无wú视shì于yú" 禁jìn止zhǐ进jìn入rù" 的de牌pái子zi，她tā推tuī开kāi了le门mén走zǒu进jìn去qù。
Disregarding the "No Entry" sign, she pushed open the door and walked inside.
佛fó堂táng前qián面miàn的de一yí个gè牌pái子zi上shàng写xiě着zhe：“注zhù意yì脚jiǎo下xià众zhòng生shēng。”
In front of the Buddhist Hall, a sign says: "Beware of all the life under your steps."
他tā在zài店diàn子zi的de正zhèng门mén上shàng挂guà上shàng了le一yí个gè「休xiū息xī」的de牌pái子zi。
He put a Closed sign on the front door of the store.
这zhè个ge牌pái子zi的de包bāo包bāo太tài贵guì了le。
The bags from this brand are too expensive.

Stroke order for each character

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

牌 pái · signboard · 12 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11
  12. 12

子 zi · noun suffix · 3 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3

Related words

Words that share a character with 牌子.

孩子háizichild
儿子érzison
房子fángzihouse; building (single- or two-story)
桌子zhuōzitable; desk
杯子bēizicup; glass
包子bāozibaozi; bao (steamed stuffed bun)
本子běnzibook; notebook
样子yàngziappearance; manner
日子rìziday; a (calendar) date
椅子yǐzichair
瓶子píngzibottle
例子lìzicase; (for) instance

Questions about 牌子

What does 牌子 mean?

牌子 (páizi) means "sign; trademark" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 牌子?

牌子 is made of 2 characters: 牌 (12 strokes), 子 (3 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

Is 牌子 an HSK word?

Yes. 牌子 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 牌子 and 品牌?

牌子 (páizi) is casual and common in speech, for example when asking what brand something is. 品牌 (pǐnpái) is more formal and used in business, advertising, and news.

What does 老牌子 mean?

老牌子 (lǎo páizi) means an old, well-established brand that people have trusted for a long time. It usually sounds positive.

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