蓝带

藍帶

lándài

noun

Meanings

1 blue ribbon (top award)
2 Blue Ribbon (brand name, esp. Pabst Blue Ribbon beer 蓝带啤酒)

Characters

ribbon; band; belt

Examples

HSK 3

九十年代蓝带啤酒在中国非常流行。

Jiǔshí niándài lándài píjiǔ zài Zhōngguó fēicháng liúxíng.

Pabst Blue Ribbon beer was very popular in China in the 1990s.

HSK 4

他在国际比赛中获得了蓝带奖。

Tā zài guójì bǐsài zhōng huòdé le lándài jiǎng.

He won the blue ribbon prize at the international competition.

Tips

usage

Two main senses: (1) the literal 'blue ribbon' as a top prize; (2) the brand short-form for 蓝带啤酒 = Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR), heavily marketed in China through the 1990s. 蓝带 also names the Hong Kong / Asia branches of the Le Cordon Bleu (法国蓝带) culinary school.

In Pop Culture

蓝带啤酒 lándài píjiǔ

Pabst Blue Ribbon (PBR)

Sponsored CCTV ads and stadium boards in 1990s China - for many a generation, 蓝带 was the default 'foreign beer.'

Stroke Order

蓝 lán

带 dài