牌子 (pái zi) — brand, trademark; sign, nameplate
Definition
牌子 covers both 'brand' (e.g. a brand of clothes) and 'sign/placard'. For 'brand' specifically, 品牌 is the more formal business/marketing term; 牌子 is the everyday word.
noun
brandtrademarksignnameplate
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 牌子。Wǒ hěn xǐ huan zhè ge pái zi de yī fu.I really like the clothes of this brand.
- 牌子。Mén kǒu de pái zi shàng xiě zhe sān gè zì.There are three characters written on the sign at the door.
- 牌子？Nǐ zhī dào nǎ ge pái zi de shǒu jī zuì hǎo ma?Do you know which brand of phone is the best?
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