Chinese word

名牌儿

Pronunciation

Pinyinmíng páir

Meaning

  • nounbrand-name product

Example

她只买名牌儿的包。tā zhǐ mǎi míng páir de bāo

She only buys brand-name bags.

Illustration for 名牌儿 (brand-name product)

More examples

他攒钱想买一件名牌儿外套。tā zǎn qián xiǎng mǎi yí jiàn míng páir wài tào

He is saving money to buy a brand-name coat.

Core concept

An item's visible link to a famous label, treated as part of what the item is known for.

Common phrases

  • 买名牌儿mǎi míng páir

    buy brand-name products

  • 名牌儿包míng páir bāo

    brand-name bag

  • 名牌儿外套míng páir wài tào

    brand-name coat

Similar words

名牌míng pái: A well-known brand or a product made under that brand.
牌子pái zi: A casual term for a brand name or product label.
品牌pǐn pái: A more formal term for a brand name and the value linked to it.

Definition in Chinese

指有知名商标或品牌标识的商品或物品，常用于口语。zhǐ yǒu zhī míng shāng biāo huò pǐn pái biāo shí de shāng pǐn huò wù pǐn cháng yòng yú kóu yǔ

Word origin

The compound combines 名 (míng, "famous") and 牌 (pái, "sign or brand") to connect an object's identity with a recognized label, and 儿 (r, "erhua ending") marks a colloquial northern speech form.

Usage tips

  • The form with erhua is common in conversational northern speech, while the form without the ending is also important for recognizing the same word in other speech and in writing.

Other meanings

  • brandnoun
  • famous brandnoun

Opposites

  • 仿冒品fǎng mào pǐncounterfeit goodsnoun

Related words

  • 名牌míng páifamous brandnoun
  • 名牌货míng pái huòbrand-name goodsnoun

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