Chinese word

银牌

Pronunciation

Pinyinyín pái

Meaning

  • nounsilver medal

Example

我们队得了银牌。wǒ men duì dé le yín pái

Our team won a silver medal.

Illustration for 银牌 (silver medal)

More examples

她努力训练，终于拿到银牌。tā nǔ lì xùn liàn zhōng yú ná dào yín pái

She trained hard and finally won a silver medal.

Core concept

A competition result pictured as a silver-colored badge, with the badge serving as a sign of the runner-up's achievement.

Common phrases

  • 拿到银牌ná dào yín pái

    win a silver medal

  • 得了银牌dé le yín pái

    win a silver medal

Similar words

金牌jīn pái: A gold medal given to the person or team that finishes first in a competition.
铜牌tóng pái: A bronze medal given to the person or team that finishes third in a competition.
奖牌jiǎng pái: A metal medal that shows a placing or achievement in a competition.
奖章jiǎng zhāng: A decorative medal or badge that honors merit or contribution.

Definition in Chinese

指颁给比赛中获得第二名（亚军）的人或团队的银色奖章、奖牌，亦可代表示获得第二名的荣誉或名次。zhǐ bān gěi bǐ sài zhōng huò dé dì èr míng yà jūn de rén huò tuán duì de yín sè jiǎng zhāng jiǎng pái yì kě dài biǎo shì huò dé dì èr míng de róng yù huò míng cì

Word origin

In the compound 银 (yín, "silver") + 牌 (pái, "badge"), 银 identifies the badge's material or color and 牌 names the award object, giving the term its ranking association.

Usage tips

  • In reports about competitions, this noun can refer to the achievement even when no physical medal is being shown, a common shift from object to result in everyday Chinese.

Other meanings

  • runner-upnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 银牌选手yín pái xuán shǒusilver medalistnoun

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