標
biāo HSK7

mark, symbol

标 (標) biāo
bid verb
A formal tender or bid for a contract or project.

几家公司都在参与这项工程的招标。

jǐ jiā gōng​sī dōu zài cān​yù zhè xiàng gōng​chéng de zhāo biāo.

Several companies are participating in the bidding for this project.

label verb
A mark, sign, or label; to mark something with a symbol, lettering, or brand name.

请在地图上标出我们的位置。

qǐng zài dì​tú shàng biāo chū wǒ​men de wèi​zhi.

Please mark our location on the map.

symptom verb
Superficial or visible symptoms of a problem, as opposed to the root cause.

这种头痛医头的办法只是治标。

zhè zhǒng tóu tòng yī tóu de bàn​fǎ zhǐ​shì zhì biāo.

This stop-gap approach only treats the symptoms, not the cause.

target verb
A target, goal, objective, or an allocated quota.

我们团队这个月的销售业绩终于达标了。

wǒ​men tuán​duì zhè gè yuè de xiāo​shòu yè​jì zhōng​yú dá biāo le.

Our team's sales performance finally met the target this month.

tree top noun
The topmost branches of a tree (archaic usage).

古书云“本深则标茂”，以此强调根基的重要性。

gǔ​shū yún“ běn shēn zé biāo mào”, yǐ cǐ qiáng​diào gēn​jī de zhòng​yào​xìng.

Ancient texts state that 'when the roots are deep, the branches flourish,' emphasizing the importance of a solid foundation.

unit classifier measure word
A classifier used for certain military units.

他率领一标人马连夜赶往京城。

tā shuài​lǐng yī biāo rén​mǎ lián​yè gǎn​wǎng jīng​chéng.

He led a troop of men to the capital overnight.

prize verb
A prize, award, or trophy won in a competition.

他们在足球联赛中夺标。

tā​men zài zú​qiú lián​sài zhōng duó​biāo.

They won the title in the football league.

Frequency
Character
Written text
473rd most common 446.1 per million
Movie subtitles
656th most common 204.3 per million appears in 57% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
11.3 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
48.0 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7
Simplified
标
Strokes
15
Unicode
U+6A19

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)