---
title: "Wangpai Meaning: 王牌 (wángpái) Means “trump card”"
description: "王牌 (wángpái) means “trump card; ace”. Hear its tones, see what 王 and 牌 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangpai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 王牌 mean?

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王牌 wángpái

## trump card; ace

## It can also mean

- star; top (as in flagship program or ace player)

## Its characters

1. 王 wáng best
2. 牌 pái playing card

## In a sentence

这是我们最后的王牌。 This is our last trump card.

[More about 王牌](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E7%8E%8B%E7%89%8C)

## More words with 王 or 牌

- [国王 guówáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/guowang)
- [金牌 jīnpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinpai)
- [名牌 míngpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/mingpai)
- [牌子 páizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/paizi)
- [品牌 pǐnpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/pinpai)
- [铜牌 tóngpái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tongpai)
- [王朝 wángcháo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangchao)
- [王国 wángguó](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangguo)
- [王子 wángzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wangzi)
- [招牌 zhāopai](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zhaopai)

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