biǎn
门匾
plaque; signboard
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a horizontal plaque; inscribed board
A horizontal board, often made of wood or stone, inscribed with characters. It is typically mounted above the entrance of a building, hall, or temple to indicate a name, title, or motto.
Sì寺
miào庙
de的
zhèng正
mén门
shàng上
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
kuài块
jīn金
zì字
biǎn匾
é额
。
A golden-character plaque hangs above the main gate of the temple.
Zhè这
kuài块
pái牌
biǎn匾
shàng上
xiě写
zhe着
‘Níng‘
jìng宁
zhì静
yuǎn致
sì远
’
gè四
dà个
zì大
字
。
This plaque is inscribed with the four large characters 'Níng jìng zhì yuǎn' (Tranquility leads to profound distance).
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Zǔ祖
zhái宅
mén门
shàng上
guà挂
de的
biǎn匾
yǒu有
yī一
bǎi百
duō多
nián年
lì历
shǐ史
le了
。
The plaque hanging on the gate of the ancestral house is over a hundred years old.
Tā他
bèi被
yāo邀
qǐng请
wèi为
xīn新
tú图
shū书
guǎn馆
tí题
xiě写
biǎn匾
wén文
。
He was invited to inscribe the text for the new library's plaque.