- 创牌子 chuàngpáizi to establish a brandTo establish a brand name or build a reputation for a product through quality, service, or promotion; to gain wide recognition for a trademark.
- 倒牌子 dǎopáizi to ruin one's brandto lose a hard-won reputation or brand name due to poor quality of products or services
- 词牌子 cípáizi tune namethe name of the fixed rhythm and tonal pattern used in classical Chinese lyric poetry
- 牌子曲 páiziqǔ paiziquA form of musical storytelling where several folk melodies and tunes are linked together for a performance; it is usually performed solo but can involve up to six people with instrumental accompaniment.
- 亮牌子 liàngpáizi to show credentialsTo show one's badge or identification plate
- 砸牌子 zápáizi to ruin one's reputation(colloquial) to damage one's brand or professional reputation; literally to smash one's own shop sign
- 老牌子 lǎopáizi old brandan old, well-known brand name; a product that has been on the market for many years with a good reputation