Definition
银牌 (yín pái) is a compound noun meaning 'silver medal', specifically the award for second place in a competition. It differs from 金牌 (jīn pái, gold medal) and 铜牌 (tóng pái, bronze medal) in rank, and from 奖牌 (jiǎng pái), which is the general term for any medal. 银 (yín) alone means the metal silver, not the award.
noun
silver medal
Measure word · 枚
Examples
- 银牌。Tā zài yóuyǒng bǐsài zhōng huòdé le yì méi yín pái.She won a silver medal in the swimming competition.
- 银牌。Zhè cì bǐsài tā chà yìdiǎn jiù ná yín pái le.He almost won a silver medal in this competition.
- 银牌，。yín pái suīrán bùrú jīnpái, dàn yě shì hěn dà de róngyù.Although a silver medal is not as good as a gold medal, it is still a great honor.
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