Definition
牌号 covers two related but distinct concepts: the name or sign of a shop (like a storefront sign), and a registered trademark or brand name. In the first sense, it refers to the physical sign or the name under which a business operates; in the second, it refers to the legally protected mark that identifies a product or company. Context determines which meaning applies — if you're talking about a store, it's the shop name; if about a product, it's the trademark.
n.
shop namesignboard (of a store or business)trademarkbrand name
Examples
- 牌号。Zhè jiā lǎo diàn de pái hào yǐjīng guà le wǔshí nián.The sign of this old shop has been hanging for fifty years.
- 牌号。Nàge chǎnpǐn de pái hào zài shìchǎng shàng hěn yǒumíng.That product's trademark is very famous in the market.
- 牌号，。Tāmen zhùcè le xīn de pái hào, zhǔnbèi tuīchū xīn xìliè.They registered a new trademark and are preparing to launch a new series.
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