Meaning
cards; game pieces; signboard; plate; tablet
Chinese: 牌子、招牌;也指纸牌、牌匾。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “pai” becomes a different word in each tone. 牌 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 牌子pái zisign; trademark; brand
- 金牌jīn páigold medal
- 银牌yín páisilver medal
- 名牌儿míng pái rerhua form of 名牌
- 品牌pǐn páibrand; brand name
Example Sentence
路口立着一块指路牌。Lù kǒu lì zhe yí kuài zhǐ lù pái.A signpost stands at the intersection.
路口Lù kǒucrossing立lìto stand着zhe(ongoing action)一块yí kuàia piece指路zhǐ lùto give directions牌páisignboard。