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王牌 (wáng pái) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

王牌 (wáng pái) is a Chinese word: trump card; ace. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 王牌

名 míng noun

trump card; ace

他是球队的王牌球员。

tā shì qiú duì de wáng pái qiú yuán

He is the team's ace player.

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Word breakdown

王 wáng — king; top, supreme

Words with this character (5)
  • 1 国王 guó wáng — king HSK 6
    • 国 country, kingdom, nation (the realm being ruled)
    • 王 king, monarch, ruler (the sovereign)
    Example

    国王住在城堡里。

    guó wáng zhù zài chéng bǎo lǐ

    The king lives in the castle.

  • 2 王子 wáng zǐ — prince HSK 6
    Example

    小王子住在城堡里。

    xiǎo wáng zǐ zhù zài chéng bǎo lǐ

    The little prince lives in the castle.

  • 3 王国 wáng guó — kingdom HSK 7
    • 王 king, royal ruler
    • 国 country, nation, state
    Example

    英国是一个古老的王国。

    Yīng guó shì yí ge gǔ lǎo de wáng guó

    The United Kingdom is an ancient kingdom.

  • 4 王朝 wáng cháo — dynasty HSK 7
    • 王 king, monarch, royal
    • 朝 dynasty, imperial court, reign period
    Example

    唐朝是中国历史上最强盛的王朝之一。

    Táng Cháo shì Zhōng guó lì shǐ shàng zuì qiáng shèng de wáng cháo zhī yī

    The Tang Dynasty was one of the most prosperous dynasties in Chinese history.

  • 5 阎王 Yán wáng — King Yama HSK 7
    • 阎 Yama (deity of death and the underworld)
    • 王 king, ruler
    Example

    传说中，阎王掌管着地府。

    chuán shuō zhōng Yán wáng zhǎng guǎn zhe dì fǔ

    According to legend, King Yama rules over the underworld.

牌 pái — card; plate, sign

Words with this character (9)
  • 1 牌子 pái zi — brand, sign, plate HSK 4
    • 牌 sign, plate, brand (main meaning carrier)
    • 子 diminutive/colloquial suffix (makes the word more informal)
    Example

    我喜欢这个牌子的衣服。

    wǒ xǐ huan zhè ge pái zi de yī fu

    I like this brand's clothes.

  • 2 名牌 míng pái — famous brand HSK 5
    • 名 famous, well-known, prestigious
    • 牌 brand, trademark
    Example

    她喜欢买名牌包。

    tā xǐ huan mǎi míng pái bāo

    She likes to buy famous brand bags.

  • 3 品牌 pǐn pái — brand HSK 5
    • 品 quality, product
    • 牌 sign, plate, label
    Example

    这是一个国际知名品牌。

    zhè shì yí gè guó jì zhī míng pǐn pái

    This is an internationally renowned brand.

  • 4 奖牌 jiǎng pái — medal HSK 6
    • 奖 award, prize (indicates something given as recognition)
    • 牌 plate, tablet (indicates the physical form of the object)
    Example

    她赢得了一枚奖牌。

    tā yíng dé le yī méi jiǎng pái

    She won a medal.

  • 5 金牌 jīn pái — gold medal HSK 6
    • 金 gold (indicating first place)
    • 牌 medal (the physical award)
    Example

    他在奥运会上赢得了金牌。

    tā zài ào yùn huì shàng yíng dé le jīn pái

    He won a gold medal at the Olympics.

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  • 6 铜牌 tóng pái — bronze medal HSK 6
    • 铜 bronze/copper (indicating third place)
    • 牌 medal/plaque (the award object)
    Example

    他在奥运会上获得了铜牌。

    tā zài ào yùn huì shàng huò dé le tóng pái

    He won a bronze medal at the Olympics.

  • 7 银牌 yín pái — silver medal HSK 6
    • 银 silver (indicating second place)
    • 牌 medal (the physical award)
    Example

    她在奥运会上获得了银牌。

    tā zài ào yùn huì shàng huò dé le yín pái

    She won a silver medal at the Olympics.

  • 8 招牌 zhāo pái — signboard HSK 7
    • 招 to attract, to beckon
    • 牌 board, sign
    Example

    那家商店的招牌很醒目。

    nà jiā shāng diàn de zhāo pái hěn xǐng mù

    That shop's signboard is very eye-catching.

  • 9 牌照 pái zhào — license HSK 7
    • 牌 plate, card
    • 照 permit, certificate
    Example

    他终于拿到了驾驶牌照。

    tā zhōng yú ná dào le jià shǐ pái zhào

    He finally got his driver's license.

Structure & writing
1 王 wáng — monarch; supreme ruler
王 is a component in 33 characters
HSK 1
玩 wán to play (a game) 现 xiàn to appear; to show; to manifest 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
望 wàng to look, to look into the distance 球 qiú sphere (geometric solid equidistant from center to all surface points)
HSK 3
丢 diū to lose; to misplace 主 zhǔ owner; one who possesses property or power 环 huán ring-shaped object 理 lǐ to govern; to manage; to administer
HSK 4
琴 qín guqin, a plucked string instrument made of paulownia wood, originally with five strings, later seven
HSK 5
润 rùn to moisten; to add oil or water to prevent dryness 狂 kuáng mentally deranged; insane; mad 玉 yù jade; a fine-grained, hard, lustrous mineral used for ornaments and carvings 玫 méi (lit.) a type of beautiful stone or jade 玻 bō see "玻璃": a hard, brittle, transparent material with no fixed melting point, made by melting quartz sand, limestone, soda ash, etc. at high temperature
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珍 zhēn treasure; precious thing 瑰 guī (lit.) a jade-like stone 璃 li see '玻璃': ① hard, brittle transparent material (glass); ② glass-like plastic
HSK 6
呈 chéng to take on (a form, color, or state); to appear as 珠 zhū pearl (also written 真珠), a lustrous spherical gem formed inside certain freshwater or marine mollusks, used in medicine and as an ornament 皇 huáng monarch; emperor
HSK 7
噩 è frightful and ominous; horrifying and inauspicious 斑 bān spots or stripes of a contrasting color 旺 wàng prosperous; flourishing; (of fire) blazing fiercely 枉 wǎng crooked, bent; referring to error or deviation 汪 wāng (lit.) deep and vast (of water)
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琐 suǒ trivial, trifling, petty 琢 zuó to ponder repeatedly; to mull over (见"琢磨") 瑕 xiá flaw or blemish in jade; fig. defect or shortcoming 瑞 ruì auspicious omen; good luck 璀 cuǐ (lit.) bright and brilliant in color 璨 càn (lit.) fine jade 碧 bì (lit.) blue-green jade

王 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 牌 pái — a sign or token made of wood or other material

牌 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 片 piàn — a flat, thin piece or slice
Xpinyin
片 is a component in 2 characters
HSK 4
牌 pái a sign or token made of wood or other material
HSK 5
版 bǎn printing plate made of wood or metal with text or images
2.2 卑 bēi — low; lowly
卑 is a component in 4 characters
HSK 3
啤 pí beer (low-alcohol drink brewed from barley and hops, with foam and a slightly bitter taste)
HSK 4
牌 pái a sign or token made of wood or other material 脾 pí spleen (internal organ)
HSK 7
碑 bēi stone stele inscribed with text, erected to commemorate an event, achievement, or as a marker

Stroke order