中标

中標

zhòngbiāo

verb #30,857

Meanings

1 to win a bid
2 to win a tender
3 to be the successful bidder

Characters

to hit (a target)

Examples

HSK 4

这家公司成功中标地铁建设项目。

Zhè jiā gōngsī chénggōng zhòngbiāo dìtiě jiànshè xiàngmù.

This company successfully won the bid for the subway construction project.

HSK 5

我们的报价最低，所以中标了。

Wǒmen de bàojià zuì dī, suǒyǐ zhòngbiāo le.

Our quote was the lowest, so we won the bid.

Tips

mistakes

Note the tone: 中 is pronounced zhòng (fourth tone, 'to hit/strike'), NOT zhōng. Same 中 as in 中奖 (to win a prize). Mispronouncing this as zhōngbiāo is a giveaway of an L2 speaker.

Stroke Order

中 zhōng

标 biāo