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金牌

jīn pái · jin pai

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Measure word: 枚 méi

Meaning

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  1. gold medal
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Brother's race

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)弟弟(dìdi)昨天(zuótiān)拿(ná)了(le)一块(yīkuài)金牌(jīnpái)！

    My little brother won a gold medal yesterday!

  2. Dengdeng

    真(zhēn)厉害(lìhai)！什么(shénme)比赛(bǐsài)？

    Amazing! What race?

  3. Liangliang

    学校(xuéxiào)的(de)跑步(pǎobù)比赛(bǐsài)。

    The school running race.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)每天(měitiān)都(dōu)跑步(pǎobù)吧(ba)？

    Does he run every day?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，他(tā)把(bǎ)金牌(jīnpái)放(fàng)在(zài)枕头(zhěntou)下面(xiàmiàn)睡觉(shuìjiào)！

    Yes. He even sleeps with the gold medal under his pillow!

  6. Dengdeng

    金牌(jīnpái)比(bǐ)枕头(zhěntou)还(hái)硬(yìng)，他(tā)睡(shuì)得(de)着(zháo)吗(ma)？

    The gold medal is harder than a pillow. Can he sleep?

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

在(zài)奥(ào)运(yùn)会(huì)的(de)竞(jìng)赛(sài)中(zhōng)，金(jīn)牌(pái)代(dài)表(biǎo)第(dì)一(yī)名(míng)，银(yín)牌(pái)代(dài)表(biǎo)第(dì)二(èr)名(míng)，铜(tóng)牌(pái)是(shì)第(dì)三(sān)名(míng)。

In Olympic competitions, the gold medal represents first place, the silver medal represents second place, and the bronze medal represents third place.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by LeviHighway · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)坚(jiān)持(chí)训(xùn)练(liàn)，希(xī)望(wàng)明(míng)年(nián)能(néng)拿(ná)到(dào)一(yì)枚(méi)金(jīn)牌(pái)。

She trains hard every day, hoping to win a gold medal next year.

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金
jīn

gold; chemical element Au

牌
pái

mahjong tile; playing card

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