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標

简标 · 繁標

Mandarin · pinyin biāo

mark
sign
label
to mark with a symbol, label, lettering etc
to bear (a brand name, registration number etc)
prize
award
bid
target
quota
(old) the topmost branches of a tree
visible symptom
classifier for military units

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标: biāo · mark, symbol, label, sign; stand the bole of a tree

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(literary) topmost branches of a tree; treetop
(literary) end; tip; peak
surface aspect of something; symptom
mark; symbol; label; sign; emblem
to mark
banner; flag
standard; norm; example
prize; award
bid
(dated) Classifier for groups and teams.

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