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pái

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pái Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
pái | pai2
English translation
mahjong tile
playing card
game pieces
signboard
plate
tablet
medal
CL: piān [piàn],
>[gè], kuài
> kuài [kuài]
card, game piece; placard, signboard, tablet

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About pái

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

pái

Contains the radical

piān

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

page

Etymology of pái

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

片卑

Semantic compound

piān

Phonetic compound

bēi

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. piān represents the meaning and bēi represents the sound.

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Example sentences using pái

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Hàn 德尔先于萨姆·约翰逊 Yuē hàn xùn 0.06 miǎo de 成绩 chéngjì 获得 huòdé 金牌 jīn pái .

Handle won the gold medal with 06 second in front of Sam Johnson.

chū le 张百搭 pái .

She put down a joker.

伏明霞 Fú Míng xiá 成为 chéngwéi 中国 Zhōngguó shǒu wèi 拥有 yōngyǒu 5 Méi 奥运 Aò yùn 金牌 jīn pái de 选手 xuǎnshǒu .

A : Fu Mingxia became the first Chinese woman with 5 career medals.

jiè diào de Gāo 赌注 dǔ zhù de pái ,喝酒 hē jiǔ 比较 bǐjiào yǒu 节制 jiézhì le .

He gave up high - stake card games and stayed comparatively sober.

英国 Yīng guó rén 埃基内斯10 miǎo 17获得 huòdé 铜牌 tóng pái .

Eiki British Martinez 17 to 10 seconds bronze medal.

Words with pái

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
pái mahjong tile pái
品牌 pǐn pái brand name品牌 pǐn pái
牌子 pái zi sign牌子 pái zi
金牌 jīn pái gold medal金牌 jīn pái
车牌 chē pái license plate車牌
名牌 míngpái famous brand名牌 míngpái
牌照 pái zhào (business) licence牌照 pái zhào
招牌 zhāo pai signboard招牌 zhāo pai
挂牌 guà pái lit. to hang up a plate掛牌
打牌 dǎ pái to play mahjong or cards打牌 dǎ pái
王牌 wáng pái trump card王牌 wáng pái
玩牌 wán pái to play cards玩牌 wán pái
广告牌 guǎng gào pái billboard廣告牌
盾牌 dùn pái shield盾牌 dùn pái
奖牌 jiǎng pái medal (awarded as a prize)獎牌
大牌 dà pái strong card大牌 dà pái
纸牌 zhǐ pái playing card紙牌
老牌 lǎo pái old style老牌 lǎo pái
黄牌 huáng pái (sports) yellow card黃牌
红牌 hóng pái red card (sports)紅牌
扑克牌 pū kè pái poker (card game)撲克牌
冒牌货 mào pái huò fake goods冒牌貨
摊牌 tān pái to lay one's cards on the table攤牌
牌局 pái jú gambling get-together牌局 pái jú
银牌 yín pái silver medal銀牌

pái Decomposition & Compounds

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pái Decomposition

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