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牌照

páizhào

licence; permit

A red car seen from behind with a blank licence plate
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Characters in this word

牌 pái

Strokes
12
Radical
片 — slice, splinter
Made of
片 slice, splinter 卑 humble, low, inferior
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

照 zhào

Strokes
13
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
昭 bright, luminous 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 企业取得金融牌照后,必须接受更严格的监管。 Qǐyè qǔdé jīnróng páizhào hòu, bìxū jiēshòu gèng yángé de jiānguǎn. After obtaining a financial licence, an enterprise must accept stricter regulation.
  • 这辆车还没有上牌照,不能开上路。 Zhè liàng chē hái méiyǒu shàng páizhào, bù néng kāi shàng lù. This car doesn't have licence plates yet and can't be driven on the road.
  • 开出租车必须先取得营业牌照。 Kāi chūzūchē bìxū xiān qǔdé yíngyè páizhào. To drive a taxi you must first obtain an operating licence.

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