标志 biāozhì sign
sign; mark; symbol; logo; to symbolize; to indicate; to mark
How to remember 标志: 标 mark + 志 intention = sign.
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How it is used
- A sign / symbol / marker, and 'to mark/symbolize' - 交通标志 (jiāotōng biāozhì) traffic sign; 这标志着新时代 (zhè biāozhì zhe xīn shídài) this marks a new era.
- Contrast 符号 (fúhào, an abstract symbol/notation like × or a math sign) and 标签 (biāoqiān, a label/tag). 标志 is a distinguishing mark or logo, often physical or emblematic.
- As a verb it takes 着: 标志着.
Example sentences
- 自我怀疑是聪明的第一标志。 Zìwǒ huáiyí shì cōngmíng de dìyī biāozhì.To have doubts about oneself is the first sign of intelligence.