王牌 (wáng pái) — trump card (the most powerful card in a suit or the highest card in certain card games); (figurative) one's strongest or most advantageous resource; secret weapon; ace in the hole
Definition
王牌 literally means the highest card in a deck, but in modern Chinese it is most often used figuratively to mean 'trump card / ace in the hole' — a person's or organization's strongest, decisive asset.
noun
trump card (the most powerful card in a suit or the highest card in certain card games)(figurative) one's strongest or most advantageous resourcesecret weaponace in the hole
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 王牌，。Tā shǒu lǐ hái yǒu yì zhāng wáng pái, suǒ yǐ hěn yǒu xìn xīn.He still has a trump card in his hand, so he is very confident.
- 王牌。Zhè xiàng hé xīn jì shù shì gōng sī de wáng pái.This core technology is the company's trump card.
- 王牌，。Tā zài jué sài zhōng liàng chū le zì jǐ de wáng pái, yíng dé le bǐ sài.He revealed his trump card in the final and won the match.
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