yín pái
médaille d'argent
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中国队在奥运会上获得了三枚银牌。
Zhōngguó duì zài Ào yùn huì shàng huò dé le sān méi yín pái.
The Chinese team won three silver medals at the Olympics.
他获得了银牌，但他并不开心。
Tā huò dé le yín pái, dàn tā bìng bù kāi xīn.
He won the silver medal, but he wasn't happy.
银牌虽然没有金牌值钱，但也是一种荣誉。
Yín pái suīrán méi yǒu jīn pái zhí qián, dàn yě shì yī zhǒng róng yù.
Although the silver medal is not as valuable as the gold medal, it is also an honor.
亚军 (yà jūn)
runner-up
第二名 (dì èr míng)
second place
金牌 (jīn pái)
gold medal
铜牌 (tóng pái)
bronze medal
The Chinese word 银牌 (yínpái) for "silver medal" is composed of two characters: 银 (yín), meaning "silver," and 牌 (pái), meaning "tablet" or "plaque." The character 银 is derived from the ancient Chinese character 鉼 (yín), which was used to represent the metal silver. The character 牌 is derived from the ancient Chinese character 棅 (pái), which was used to represent a wooden tablet or plaque.The combination of these two characters, 银牌, creates a word that literally means "silver tablet" or "silver plaque." This is an appropriate name for a silver medal, as medals are typically made of metal and are often in the shape of a tablet or plaque.The word 银牌 is also used in a figurative sense to refer to something that is second best or that is not quite as good as something else. For example, someone who comes in second place in a competition might be said to have won a 银牌.
