名牌
Old HSK 5
名牌 (míngpái) · famous brand
名牌 (míngpái) means “famous brand; name tag”. It is written with 2 characters: 名 (place (in a ranking)) + 牌 (sign). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 名牌 is built
The characters
名 míng · place (in a ranking)
What 名 is made of
- 夕xī — evening
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丶 — dot
- 勹bāo — wrap shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: A name called out 口 to hail someone at night 夕 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
牌 pái · sign
What 牌 is made of
- 片piàn — slice
- 卑bēi — humble
- 白bái — white
- 日rì — sun; day
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 白bái — white
Origin hint: 片 gives the meaning, 卑 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她只穿名牌衣服。Tā zhǐ chuān míngpái yīfu.She only wears designer clothes.
开会时请戴上名牌。Kāihuì shí qǐng dài shàng míngpái.Please wear your name tag at the meeting.
Questions about 名牌
What does 名牌 mean?
名牌 (míngpái) means “famous brand; name tag”.
How do you pronounce 名牌?
名牌 is pronounced míngpái.
Which HSK level is 名牌?
名牌 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 名字míngziname
- 有名yǒumíngfamous
- 报名bàomíngto sign up
- 名称míngchēngname (of a thing)
- 名单míngdānlist of names
- 姓名xìngmíngfull name
- 排名páimíngranking
- 点名diǎnmíngto call the roll
- 名牌儿míngpáirfamous brand
- 名片míngpiànbusiness card
Learn 名牌 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 65: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.