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HSK
silver medal / CL:
HSK 3
sign / trademark / brand
HSK 3
gold medal / CL:
HSK 3
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  *牌* | 牌* | *牌
signboard; plaque; plate; tablet (CL:塊|块) / brand; trademark (CL:個|个) / mahjong tile; domino; playing card (CL:張|张) / (bound form) fixed pattern for lyrics or set melody in classical poetry or music (used in 詞牌|词牌 and 曲牌)
HSK 4
erhua variant of 名牌
HSK 4
brand name / trademark
HSK 6
bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:
HSK 6
to play mahjong or cards
HSK 6
vehicle license plate
HSK 6
(card games) trump card / (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
HSK 7-9
signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business
HSK 7-9
medal (awarded as a prize)
HSK 7-9
(business) license / vehicle license / car registration / license plate
HSK 7-9
dominoes
gambling get-together / game of cards, mahjong etc
(of a company) to establish a brand name
tiger-head plaque (made of wood and mounted on the front of a yamen 衙門|衙门 during the Qing dynasty as a symbol of authority)
fake / impostor / quack (doctor) / imitation brand
billboard
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
a talisman or lucky charm
mahjong tile
freeloader; moocher; sponger
erhua variant of 雜牌|杂牌
to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
trump (suit of cards)
hangtag; swing tag / hanging sign
lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market)
door plate / house number
bus stop sign; train station sign
trademark
shield / pretext / excuse
playing card
poker (card game) / playing card / CL:
memorial tablet
list price
(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
(sports) yellow card / (fig.) admonishment
inferior brand; little-known brand
old, well-known brand / old style; old school / an old hand; experienced veteran
to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc / (fig.) to reshuffle; to reorganize; to shake up; to restructure
nameplate / data plate (on a machine)
to deal (cards)
label; tag; sign; (brass etc) inscribed plate
strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
signature dish / a restaurant’s most famous dish
fake goods / imitation / forgery
dog tag
contract bridge (card game)
(mahjong) to complete a hand
boarding pass
to draw a tile (at mahjong) / to play mahjong
Joker (playing card)
officially recognized; genuine; legitimate
spirit tablet / memorial tablet
Shuangpai county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
miscellaneous troops; irregular troops; troops of varied allegiances / uncertified staff
playing card
memorial arch
street sign; road sign; street nameplate
unlicensed / unlabeled (goods)
Shuangpai county in Yongzhou 永州, Hunan
(mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning
token ring network
board (attached to a wall)
menu
set of cards (e.g. hand, suit, deck or meld etc)
calendar (esp. illustrated)
to bid (bridge and similar card games)
mahjong table; card table; gambling table; gaming table
to play cards / to play mahjong
Vespa (scooter)
to supply products to be marketed under the buyer's brand name / to manufacture OEM products
license plate / number plate
number plate / car license plate / CL: 條|条, 塊|块,
domino effect / ripple effect
notice / placard / signboard
brand (of a product)
signature move
hand (in mahjong or card games)
food stall; open-air restaurant (original Hong Kong written form, now usually written as 大排檔|大排档)
Tiger Brand (beer)
good little boy (or girl)
tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production / by extension, the lead role
Shell (oil company)
sub-brand
placard
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
to obtain a license plate
dominoes
to cobrand
private brand
a card game
medal table / tally of trophies / list of prizewinners
badge; name tag; ID card (worn on the chest)
umbrella brand (marketing)
flagship brand
token ring

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