旗号

旗號
qíhào
noun #28,259

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 flag signal
  2. 2 banner
  3. 3 (figuratively) pretext
  4. 4 ostensible purpose

Examples

Tā dǎ zhe císhàn de qíhào, shíjìshàng shì zài piàn qián.
Under the banner of charity, he was actually swindling money.
Bùyào dǎ zhe zhèngyì de qíhào zuò bù zhèngdāng de shì.
Don't use justice as a pretext to do improper things.

Tips

usage
旗号 most often appears in the pattern ...旗号 (under the banner of / using ... as a pretext), usually with a negative connotation — someone claiming a noble reason while doing something else.

Stroke Order

hào