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招牌

zhāo pai · zhao pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. signboard
  2. shop sign
  3. reputation of a business
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The big sign

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那(nà)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)招牌(zhāopai)好(hǎo)大(dà)！

    Look, that shop's sign is huge!

  2. Dengdeng

    上面(shàngmiàn)写(xiě)着(zhe)：全城(quánchéng)最(zuì)好吃(hǎochī)的(de)饺子(jiǎozi)。

    It says: the tastiest dumplings in the city.

  3. Liangliang

    招牌(zhāopai)可以(kěyǐ)随便(suíbiàn)写(xiě)吗(ma)？

    Can a sign say whatever it likes?

  4. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)进去(jìnqù)试试(shìshì)，看(kàn)招牌(zhāopai)说(shuō)得(de)对(duì)不(bù)对(duì)。

    Let's go in and see if the sign is right.

  5. Liangliang

    真(zhēn)好吃(hǎochī)！招牌(zhāopai)没有(méiyǒu)骗(piàn)人(rén)。

    So tasty! The sign didn't lie.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

只(zhǐ)要(yào)换(huàn)上(shàng)不(bù)同(tóng)招(zhāo)牌(pai)，就(jiù)能(néng)成(chéng)为(wéi)各(gè)种(zhǒng)商(shāng)店(diàn)。

Only if you put up a different sign can you become a miscellany store.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fengli · English by peterius · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)招(zhāo)牌(pái)菜(cài)是(shì)红(hóng)烧(shāo)肉(ròu)。

This restaurant's signature dish is braised pork.

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