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商标

shāng biāo

trademark; brand

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Example Sentences

这个商标是注册过的。

Zhège shāngbiāo shì zhùcèguò de.

This trademark is registered.

商标侵权是一种违法行为。

Shāngbiāo qīnqúan shì yī zhǒng wéifǎ xíngwéi.

Trademark infringement is an illegal act.

商标是企业的无形资产。

Shāngbiāo shì qǐyè de wúxíng zīchǎn.

A trademark is an intangible asset of an enterprise.

Synonyms

牌子 (pái zi)

brand

品牌 (pǐn pài)

brand

Antonyms

非商标 (fēi shāngbiāo)

non-trademark

假冒商标 (jiǎmào shāngbiāo)

counterfeit trademark

Etymology & Components

The Chinese word 商标 (shāngbiāo) for "trademark" is composed of two characters: 商 (shāng) and 标 (biāo). The character 商 originally meant "to trade" or "to do business", and it is often used in words related to commerce and trade, such as 商店 (shāngdiàn, "store") and 商人 (shāngrén, "businessman"). The character 标 originally meant "a target" or "a sign", and it is often used in words related to marking or indicating, such as 标志 (biaozhì, "symbol") and 标语 (biāoyǔ, "slogan"). When these two characters are combined to form 商标, the meaning becomes "a mark that indicates a business or product". In other words, a trademark is a symbol or design that is used to identify a particular company or product and to distinguish it from others.