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HSK
silver medal / CL:
HSK 3
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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
gold medal / CL:
HSK 3
brand name / trademark
HSK 6
inferior brand; little-known brand
vehicle license plate
HSK 6
Magic the gathering (online fantasy game of card collecting and battling)
to unveil the plaque for (a school, shop, stadium etc); to inaugurate; to officially open
to play mahjong or cards
HSK 6
bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL:
HSK 6
medal (awarded as a prize)
HSK 7-9
signboard / shop sign / reputation of a business
HSK 7-9
lit. to hang up a plate / to open up for business / listed (on stock market)
flagship brand
billboard
poker (card game) / playing card / CL:
notice / placard / signboard
number plate / car license plate / CL: 條|条, 塊|块,
label; tag; sign; (brass etc) inscribed plate
Wrigley (chewing gum company)
street sign; road sign; street nameplate
famous brand / nameplate / name tag
unlicensed / unlabeled (goods)
(mahjong) to complete a hand
playing card
to play cards / to play mahjong
umbrella brand (marketing)
strong card / honor card (card games) / very popular or successful person / self-important
to lay one's cards on the table
good little boy (or girl)
to shuffle cards, dominoes or mahjong tiles etc / (fig.) to reshuffle; to reorganize; to shake up; to restructure
(archaic) wooden or metal token of authority / (fig.) decree / directive / (computing) token
hangtag; swing tag / hanging sign
shield / (fig.) excuse
(card games) trump card / (fig.) ace; star player; top performer; best asset; secret weapon
HSK 7-9
dominoes
license plate / number plate
dominoes
(mahjong) to be one tile away from completing a hand / (sports) to be on the verge of winning
placard
vehicle registration plate / license plate
red card (sports)
dog tag
(of a product) unbranded
badge; name tag; ID card (worn on the chest)
tablet announcing the name of leading actor in a theatrical production / by extension, the lead role
handheld sign; placard
to deal (cards)
brand (of a product)
old, well-known brand / old style; old school / an old hand; experienced veteran
fake / impostor / quack (doctor) / imitation brand
calendar (esp. illustrated)
Uno (card game)
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
Vespa (scooter)
trump (suit of cards)
boarding pass
Joker (playing card)
flag or banner
to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
to bid (bridge and similar card games)
mahjong tile
sub-brand
names of the tunes to which 詞|词 poems are composed
playing card
spirit tablet / memorial tablet
(sports) yellow card / (fig.) admonishment
contract bridge (card game)
bus stop sign; train station sign
shield / pretext / excuse
to fold (poker)
to delist (a traded security) / (sports) to accept a transfer-listed player from another club
private brand
high card (poker)
officially recognized; genuine; legitimate
door plate / house number
Tiger Brand (beer)
to cobrand
to obtain a license plate
to supply products to be marketed under the buyer's brand name / to manufacture OEM products
to draw a tile (at mahjong) / to play mahjong
a talisman or lucky charm
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)
contract bridge (card game)
menu
freeloader; moocher; sponger
nameplate / data plate (on a machine)
variant of 和牌


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