牌
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pái · card, game piece

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HSK 3.0 · Level 4Frequency #1416
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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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片Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 牌

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páiWords pronounced pái
paiWords pronounced pai
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Example sentences

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Zhè gè páizi de bāo bāo tài guì le.這個牌子的包包太貴了。

The bags from this brand are too expensive.

Source: Tatoeba #5856907 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ràng wǒ men diǎn lóng xiā! tīng shuō shì zhè lǐ de zhāo pái cài.让我们点龙虾!听说是这里的招牌菜。

Let’s order the lobster! I’ve heard that’s the specialty dish here.

Source: Tatoeba #3935190 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ xiǎng yào bèi shòu hǎo píng de kě kào pǐn pái.我想要備受好評的可靠品牌。

I want a reliable brand that has good reviews.

Source: Tatoeba #13190503 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ dé le jīn pái.我得了金牌。

I won the gold medal.

Source: Tatoeba #1516453 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiàn zài wǒ kāi shǐ fā tóng pái.现在我开始发铜牌。

Now I am starting to issue copper medals.

Source: Tatoeba #4835906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ nǐ de qì chē shì shén me páizi de?”“ shì yí liàng fú tè.”“你的汽车是什么牌子的?”“是一辆福特。”

"What make is your car?" "It is a Ford."

Source: Tatoeba #429101 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 牌 in context

  1. Say pái, then recall the core meaning: card, game piece.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 牌子 (pái zi), meaning “sign”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 牌 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.