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SimplifiedPīnyīnEnglish Definition TraditionalHSK奖章jiǎngzhāng *奖章* | 奖章* | *奖章medal / CL: 枚獎章鞭炮biānpào *鞭炮* | 鞭炮* | *鞭炮firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL: 枚HSK 7-9别针biézhēn *别针* | 别针* | *别针pin / safety pin / clip / brooch / CL: 枚別針硬币yìngbì *硬币* | 硬币* | *硬币coin / CL: 枚硬幣HSK 7-9炸弹zhàdàn *炸弹* | 炸弹* | *炸弹bomb / CL: 枚, 顆｜颗炸彈HSK 6火箭huǒjiàn *火箭* | 火箭* | *火箭rocket / CL: 枚HSK 6宝石bǎoshí *宝石* | 宝石* | *宝石precious stone; gem / CL: 枚, 顆｜颗寶石HSK 4导弹dǎodàn *导弹* | 导弹* | *导弹(guided) missile / CL: 枚導彈HSK 7-9铜牌tóngpái *铜牌* | 铜牌* | *铜牌bronze medal / bronze plaque bearing a business name or logo etc / CL: 枚銅牌HSK 6银牌yínpái *银牌* | 银牌* | *银牌silver medal / CL: 枚銀牌HSK 3金牌jīnpái *金牌* | 金牌* | *金牌gold medal / CL: 枚HSK 3炮弹pàodàn *炮弹* | 炮弹* | *炮弹artillery shell / CL: 枚炮彈邮票yóupiào *邮票* | 邮票* | *邮票(postage) stamp / CL: 枚, 張｜张郵票HSK 3枚 Méi *枚* | 枚* | *枚surname Mei 枚méi *枚* | 枚* | *枚classifier for small objects: coins, badges, rings, carved seals, chess pieces, eggs, fingerprints etc (more formal than 個｜个) / classifier for bombs, missiles, satellites etc / (on product packaging) classifier for flat items (from Japanese 枚 "mai") / (old) stick used as a gag to prevent soldiers from talking while sneaking up on the enemy HSK 7-9胸章xiōngzhāng *胸章* | 胸章* | *胸章lapel badge / CL: 枚纪念章jìniànzhāng *纪念章* | 纪念章* | *纪念章memorial badge / souvenir badge / CL: 枚紀念章
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