金牌 meaning in English

jīnpái

gold medal

HSK 3noun20 strokes

Meaning of 金牌

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

jīnpái

gold medal

Measure word: 枚

How to use 金牌

金牌 is used for first place in sports and competitions, and also figuratively for something top quality, like 金牌律师 (a top lawyer). The measure word is usually 枚 (méi) or 块 (kuài). Example: 她在比赛中拿了一枚金牌。(Tā zài bǐsài zhōng ná le yì méi jīnpái.) She won a gold medal in the competition.

金 (jīn) means gold or metal, and 牌 (pái) means a plate, tag, or sign. A gold plate you win and hang around your neck is a gold medal.

Common mistake: Learners often say 赢金牌 by copying English "win", but Chinese usually uses 拿 (ná), 获得 (huòdé), or 夺得 (duódé) with medals. Also keep 牌 (pái) in the second tone, and do not confuse it with 啤 (pí) in 啤酒.

金牌 in example sentences

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

你nǐ们men觉jué得de谁shuí会huì赢yíng金jīn牌pái？

Who do you think will win the gold medal?

我wǒ得de了le金jīn牌pái。

I won the gold medal.

他tā曾céng经jīng被bèi授shòu予yǔ金jīn牌pái。

He's been awarded a gold medal once.

在zài奥ào运yùn比bǐ赛sài中zhōng，金jīn牌pái代dài表biǎo第dì一yì名míng，银yín牌pái代dài表biǎo第dì二èr名míng，铜tóng牌pái代dài表biǎo第dì三sān名míng。

In Olympic competitions, the gold medal represents first place, the silver medal represents second place, and the bronze medal represents third place.

在zài奥ào运yùn会huì的de竞jìng赛sài中zhōng，金jīn牌pái代dài表biǎo第dì一yì名míng，银yín牌pái代dài表biǎo第dì二èr名míng，铜tóng牌pái是shì第dì三sān名míng。

In Olympic competitions, a gold medal is for first place, a silver medal for second, and a bronze medal is for third place.

Stroke order for each character

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

金 jīn · gold · 8 strokes

牌 pái · signboard · 12 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 金牌.

现金	xiànjīn	cash
资金	zījīn	funds; capital
牌子	páizi	sign; trademark
银牌	yínpái	silver medal
黄金	huángjīn	gold; golden (opportunity)
美金	měijīn	American dollar; US dollar
奖金	jiǎngjīn	premium; award money
奖学金	jiǎngxuéjīn	scholarship
名牌儿	míngpáir	erhua form of 名牌[ming2 pai2]
基金	jījīn	fund
押金	yājīn	deposit; down payment
金钱	jīnqián	money; currency

Questions about 金牌

What does 金牌 mean?

金牌 (jīnpái) means "gold medal" and is used as a noun.

How do you write 金牌?

金牌 is made of 2 characters: 金 (8 strokes), 牌 (12 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.

Is 金牌 an HSK word?

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

How do you say silver and bronze medal in Chinese?

Silver medal is 银牌 (yínpái) and bronze medal is 铜牌 (tóngpái). All three follow the same pattern of a metal plus 牌. Together they are called 奖牌 (jiǎngpái), medals.

Can 金牌 describe things other than medals?

Yes. As a modifier it means top or best, as in 金牌服务 (jīnpái fúwù), first class service, or 金牌教练 (jīnpái jiàoliàn), a star coach. This is common in ads and shop names.