How to say “famous brand” in Chinese
名牌
míngpái
famous brand
“Famous brand” in Chinese is 名牌, míng pái: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
名牌 is read míng pái: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
míng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
pái — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
How to write it
名
míng — name
夕 “evening” and 口 “mouth”: in the dark you say your name aloud.
牌
pái — sign, plate; cards
On the left, 片 “slice, plate”: a sign is a small board. The right part is the same as in 啤 pí.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “名牌”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 名牌. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 他买衣服只2买名牌tāmǎiyīfuzhǐmǎimíngpáiWhen he buys clothes, he only buys famous brands.
- 这件衣服是名牌吗?zhèjiànyīfushìmíngpáimaIs this a famous brand?