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盘

pán · pan

Traditional 盤

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. plate
  2. dish
  3. tray
  4. board
  5. hard drive (computing)
  6. to build
  7. to coil
  8. to check
  9. to examine
  10. to transfer (property)
  11. to make over
  12. classifier for food: dish, helping
  13. to coil
  14. classifier for coils of wire
  15. classifier for games of chess
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One plate of peanuts

  1. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，来(lái)一(yī)盘(pán)花生(huāshēng)！

    Boss, one plate of peanuts!

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)点(diǎn)了(le)一(yī)盘(pán)，没(méi)吃完(chīwán)。

    You ordered one last time and did not finish it.

  3. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)我(wǒ)保证(bǎozhèng)吃完(chīwán)这(zhè)盘(pán)。

    I promise I will finish this plate.

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)也(yě)这么(zhème)说(shuō)。

    You said that last time too.

  5. Liangliang

    这次(zhècì)不(bù)一样(yīyàng)，我(wǒ)点(diǎn)了(le)一(yī)盘(pán)小(xiǎo)的(de)。

    This time is different. I ordered a small plate.

  6. Dengdeng

    小(xiǎo)？这(zhè)盘(pán)比(bǐ)桌子(zhuōzi)还(hái)大(dà)！

    Small? This plate is bigger than the table!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

玛(mǎ)丽(lì)盘(pán)着(zhe)腿(tuǐ)坐(zuò)在(zài)沙(shā)发(fā)上(shàng)。

Mary sat cross-legged on the couch.

Tatoeba: Chinese by easononizuka · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

服(fú)务(wù)员(yuán)端(duān)来(lái)一(yì)盘(pán)热(rè)腾(téng)腾(téng)的(de)饺(jiǎo)子(zi)。

The waiter brought a steaming plate of dumplings.

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