Meaning:

    “撕” means to “rip off,” and “名牌” refers to a “name tag.” Literally translated as “ripping off one’s name tag,” this term refers to a game made popular by reality TV show “Running Man.” In the game, two or three rival teams with the same number of members try to rip off the name tag attached to their rival’s back and keep their own name tag intact. Bottom line: contestants are not allowed to hurt others while playing the game, which involves running and a bit of wrestling.

    Example:

    A: 真没想到撕名牌游戏这么流行。

    Zhēn méi xiǎngdào sīmíngpái yóuxì zhème líuxíng。

    It didn’t occur to me that this “ripping off your name tag” game is so popular.

    B: 是啊，小朋友和年轻人都在玩。

    Shì a, xiǎopéngyǒu hé niánqīngrén dōu zài wán。

    Indeed. Kids and young people are all playing it.

    A: 有个成都的高中生和朋友们在废弃工地玩撕名牌，竟然掉进电梯井坠亡了。

    Yǒu gè chéngdū de gāozhōngshēng hé péngyǒumen zài fèiqì gōngdì wán sīmíngpái, jìngrán diào jìn diàntījǐng zhuìwáng le。

    A senior high school student played this game with his friends at a deserted construction site and fell into an elevator shaft dead.

    B: 参与这样竞技性的游戏一定要小心啊。

    Cānyǔ zhèyàng jìngjìxìng de yóuxì yīdìng yào xiǎoxīn a。

    People need to take extra care playing this kind of competitive games.