HSK · Level 54
105 words
Chinese word
铜牌
Pronunciation
Pinyintóng pái
Meaning
- nounbronze medal
Example
全国赛我获得了一枚铜牌。quán guó sài wǒ huò dé le yì méi tóng pái
I won a bronze medal at the national competition.
More examples
这枚铜牌现在被市立博物馆收藏着。zhè méi tóng pái xiàn zài bèi shì lì bó wù guǎn shōu cáng zhe
This bronze medal is currently kept in the city museum's collection.
Core concept
The medal that marks the third step on a competition podium.
Common phrases
获得铜牌huò dé tóng pái
earn a bronze medal
赢得铜牌yíng dé tóng pái
win a bronze medal
被授予铜牌bèi shòu yǔ tóng pái
be awarded a bronze medal
Similar words
奖牌jiǎng pái: A medal-shaped award given to honor achievement in a competition or other judged event.
金牌jīn pái: A gold or gold-colored medal awarded for first place in a competition.
银牌yín pái: A silver or silver-colored medal awarded for second place in a competition.
第三名dì sān míng: A third-place ranking, or the person or team holding it, in a contest.
Definition in Chinese
表示在比赛或评比中授予第三名的奖牌，通常用铜或铜色金属制成，象征第三名的成绩与荣誉。biǎo shì zài bǐ sài huò píng bǐ zhōng shòu yǔ dì sān míng de jiǎng pái tōng cháng yòng tóng huò tóng sè jīn shǔ zhì chéng xiàng zhēng dì sān míng de chéng jì yǔ róng yù
Word origin
铜 (tóng, "copper") + 牌 (pái, "badge") form the name of an award badge made of copper or a copper-colored metal.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, result verbs such as 获得 (huòdé, "obtain"), 拿到 (ná dào, "get"), and 赢得 (yíngdé, "win") commonly come before this noun.