Word information
Simplified王牌
Traditional王牌
Pinyinwángpái
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
王牌
wángpái · (card games) trump card; (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
Character breakdown
Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.
How to learn 王牌
Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.
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牌pái
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块[kuai4]); brand; trademark (CL:個|个[ge4]); mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张[zhang1]); (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌[ci2 pai2] and 曲牌[qu3 pai2])
牌子páizisign; trademark; brand
名牌míngpáifamous brand; nameplate; name tag
品牌pǐnpáibrand name; trademark
国王guówángking
奖牌jiǎngpáimedal (awarded as a prize)