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光盘

光盤
guāngpán
noun HSK 4 #20,013

Measure Word

一张光盘 zhāng

Meanings

  1. 1 CD
  2. 2 DVD
  3. 3 disc; optical disc

Characters

光
guāng
light; ray
盘
pán
disc; plate
Literally 'light disc'. A disc that uses light (laser) to read data.

Examples

HSK 2
以前我们常常买光盘看电影。
Yǐqián wǒmen chángcháng mǎi guāngpán kàn diànyǐng.
We used to often buy DVDs to watch movies.
HSK 3
这张光盘里有什么？
Zhè zhāng guāngpán lǐ yǒu shénme?
What's on this disc?
HSK 4
你还有光盘吗？现在都用U盘了。
Nǐ hái yǒu guāngpán ma? Xiànzài dōu yòng U pán le.
Do you still have CDs? Now everyone uses USB drives.

Tips

culture
光盘行动 ('Clean Plate Campaign') is a Chinese initiative encouraging people to finish all food on their plates and reduce food waste. Here 光盘 is a pun on 'empty plate'.

Stroke Order

光 guāng
盘 pán