牌
sign; plate; card; brand
Meanings
6 senses · 25 examplesnoun
signboard; sign; billboard
Refers to flat objects used for displaying information in public places.
There are many billboards on both sides of the street.
We need to hang a sign.
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There is a no-smoking sign at the park entrance.
The design of this billboard is very attractive.
There is a red slogan sign hanging on the wall.
noun
plate; plaque; tablet
Refers to plates or plaques used for identification or indicating ownership.
A beautiful house number plate is hanging on his front door.
This bicycle needs to be registered (get a license plate) before it can be ridden on the road.
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Many ancient bronze plaques are on display in the museum.
Each student has their own desk name plate.
His car license plate starts with Jing A.
noun
brand; trademark; make
Refers to brand names or trademarks of products.
This brand of mobile phone has good quality.
He always buys brand-name clothes.
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Hero brand fountain pens are a famous Chinese brand.
The brand name for this new product hasn't been decided yet.
Many people are willing to pay higher prices for famous brands.
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card; playing card; tile
Refers to cards or tiles used for games or gambling.
They are playing cards in the living room.
A deck of poker has 54 cards.
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Mahjong tiles are very popular in China.
He's very skilled at card games and rarely loses money.
Let's play a card game.
noun
type; style; form
literaryRefers to types or styles, especially in traditional Chinese poetry and music.
This ci poem uses the poetic form
There are many types of musical modes in ancient China.
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He is learning to compose poems using different ci forms.
The melody of this musical mode is very beautiful.
Each ci poetic form has fixed metrical patterns.
noun
surname; family name
Refers to the surname