Chinese word

光盘

Pronunciation

Pinyinguāng pán

Meaning

  • nounCD

Example

请把那张光盘递给我。qǐng bǎ nà zhāng guāng pán dì gěi wǒ

Please pass me that CD.

Illustration for 光盘 (CD)

More examples

他把重要资料刻录到光盘里保存。tā bǎ zhòng yào zī liào kè lù dào guāng pán lǐ bǎo cún

He burned important materials onto a CD for storage.

Core concept

A round storage disc uses light to read or write music and digital data.

Common phrases

  • 插入光盘chā rù guāng pán

    insert a CD

  • 刻录光盘kè lù guāng pán

    burn a CD

  • 读取光盘dú qǔ guāng pán

    read a CD

Similar words

硬盘yìng pán: A computer's internal magnetic storage device for keeping large amounts of data over a long time.
U盘U pán: A small portable flash drive that connects by USB for easily moving data between devices.
光碟guāng dié: A general term for a round optical storage disc, often containing recorded music or video.

Definition in Chinese

用激光或其他光学方式读取或刻录的圆盘状存储介质，通常指用于保存音乐或数据的 CD（亦可泛指 DVD 等光盘）。yòng jī guāng huò qí tā guāng xué fāng shì dú qǔ huò kè lù de yuán pán zhuàng cún chǔ jiè zhì tōng cháng zhǐ yòng yú bǎo cún yīn yuè huò shù jù de CD yì kě fàn zhǐ DVD děng guāng pán

Word origin

The compound 光 (guāng, "light") + 盘 (pán, "disc") describes the disc by the light-based method used to read or write it.

Usage tips

  • In everyday Chinese, this term can cover a DVD as well as a CD, so context determines the exact disc format when an English translation needs to be precise.

Other meanings

  • optical discnoun

Related words

  • 光盘驱动器guāng pán qū dòng qìoptical disc drivenoun
  • 光盘盒guāng pán héCD casenoun

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