Meaning of 银牌
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- silver medal
Measure word: 枚
How to use 银牌
银牌 is used for second place in sports and competitions, often with the verb 获得 (huòdé) or 拿 (ná). The measure word is usually 枚 (méi) or 块 (kuài). Example: 她在比赛中拿了一枚银牌。(Tā zài bǐsài zhōng ná le yì méi yínpái.) She won a silver medal in the competition.
银 (yín) means silver and 牌 (pái) means a plate or tag, so a 银牌 is a silver plate you hang around your neck. Think of it as the silver tag that sits right below the 金牌 (jīnpái), the gold one.
Common mistake: Learners often write 银 with the wrong right side, confusing it with 很 (hěn) or 跟 (gēn), which share the same 艮 part but have different radicals. Remember that 银 takes the metal radical 钅 because silver is a metal.
银牌 in example sentences
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银 yín · silver · 11 strokes
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牌 pái · signboard · 12 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 银牌.
| 银行 | yínháng | bank |
| 银行卡 | yínhángkǎ | bank card |
| 牌子 | páizi | sign; trademark |
| 金牌 | jīnpái | gold medal |
| 名牌儿 | míngpáir | erhua form of 名牌[ming2 pai2] |
| 品牌 | pǐnpái | brand; brand name |
| 车牌 | chēpái | vehicle license plate |
| 打牌 | dǎpái | to play mahjong or cards |
| 铜牌 | tóngpái | bronze medal; bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc |
| 王牌 | wángpái | (card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon |
| 招牌 | zhāopai | signboard; shop sign |
| 牌照 | páizhào | (business) license; vehicle license |
Questions about 银牌
What does 银牌 mean?
银牌 (yínpái) means "silver medal" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 银牌?
银牌 is made of 2 characters: 银 (11 strokes), 牌 (12 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 银牌 an HSK word?
Yes. 银牌 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 银牌 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 银牌 is written 銀牌.
What are the Chinese words for gold, silver, and bronze medals?
Gold is 金牌 (jīnpái), silver is 银牌 (yínpái), and bronze is 铜牌 (tóngpái). All three follow the same pattern of metal plus 牌.
Why does 银 appear in 银行 (yínháng), the word for bank?
Silver was long used as money in China, so 银 came to be linked with money in general. That is why a bank is 银行 and a bank card is 银行卡 (yínhángkǎ).