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pán
HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

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

Words Containing 盘

不对盘
bù duì pán

(of a person) objectionable

盘缠
pán chan

money for a voyage; travel expenses

大本涅盘经
dà běn niè pán jīng

the great Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.

盘川
pán chuān

see 盤纏|盘缠[pán chan]

罗盘座
luó pán zuò

Pyxis (constellation)

罗盘度
luó pán dù

roulette

盘尼西林
pán ní xī lín

penicillin (loanword)

丝盘虫
sī pán chóng

Trichoplax adhaerens (biology)

C盘
c pán

C drive or default startup drive (computing)

托盘
tuō pán

tray

磁盘
cí pán

(computer) disk

盘坐
pán zuò

to sit cross-legged (as in the lotus position)

腹吸盘
fù xī pán

acetabulum (part of the pelvis bone)

盘尾树鹊
pán wěi shù què

(bird species of China) racket-tailed treepie (Crypsirina temia)

盘龙卧虎
pán lóng wò hǔ

lit. coiled dragon, crouching tiger (idiom)

盘审
pán shěn

to interrogate

圆盘
yuán pán

disk

电转盘
diàn zhuàn pán

an electric turntable

电子盘
diàn zǐ pán

USB flash drive

盘桓
pán huán

to pace

软盘
ruǎn pán

floppy disk

碾盘
niǎn pán

millstone

满盘
mǎn pán

a plateful

底盘
dǐ pán

chassis

盘查
pán chá

to interrogate

满盘皆输
mǎn pán jiē shū

see 一著不慎,滿盤皆輸|一着不慎,满盘皆输[yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū]

上不得台盘
shàng bù dé tái pán

(idiom) lacking in social grace and unfit to be a representative

盘弄
pán nòng

to play around with

盘锦
pán jǐn

Panjin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

拨号盘
bō hào pán

telephone dial

报盘
bào pán

offer

盘点
pán diǎn

to make an inventory

拼盘
pīn pán

sampler platter

视盘
shì pán

optic disc (anatomy)

清盘
qīng pán

liquidation

盘旋
pán xuán

to spiral

俄罗斯轮盘
é luó sī lún pán

Russian roulette

键盘
jiàn pán

keyboard

大浅盘
dà qiǎn pán

platter

磁盘驱动器
cí pán qū dòng qì

disk drive

托盘车
tuō pán chē

pallet jack

电动转盘
diàn dòng zhuàn pán

an electric turntable

收盘价
shōu pán jià

closing price (of share, commodity etc)

停盘
tíng pán

to suspend trading (stock market)

小盘尾
xiǎo pán wěi

(bird species of China) lesser racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus remifer)

和盘托出
hé pán tuō chū

lit. to put everything out including the tray

飞盘
fēi pán

frisbee

星盘
xīng pán

(astronomy) astrolabe

六盘水
liù pán shuǐ

Liupanshui prefecture-level city in west Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]

开红盘
kāi hóng pán

(of a store) to open for business for the first time in the New Year

盘羊
pán yáng

argali (Ovis ammon)

盘程
pán chéng

see 盤纏|盘缠[pán chan]

U盘
u pán

USB flash drive

快闪记忆体盘
kuài shǎn jì yì tǐ pán

(computing) flash drive

盘道
pán dào

twining mountain road

崩盘
bēng pán

(finance) to crash

盘山县
pán shān xiàn

Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning

大盘鸡
dà pán jī

dapanji or \big plate chicken\, a kind of spicy chicken stew originating from Xinjiang

盘带
pán dài

(soccer) to dribble

盘腿
pán tuǐ

to sit cross-legged

刻度盘
kè dù pán

dial (e.g. of a radio etc)

表盘
biǎo pán

meter dial

营盘
yíng pán

Yingpan, common place name (\army camp\)

盘碗
pán wǎn

dishes

星系盘
xīng xì pán

galactic disc

摆盘
bǎi pán

to arrange food on a plate

通盘
tōng pán

across the board

盘货
pán huò

to take stock

叼盘
diāo pán

(fig.) derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[hú xī jìn] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the \Global Times\

中盘商
zhōng pán shāng

distributor

盘餐
pán cān

side dish

电唱盘
diàn chàng pán

gramophone

秤盘
chèng pán

the tray or pan of a steelyard

盘香
pán xiāng

incense coil

圣盘
shèng pán

Holy Grail

顶盘
dǐng pán

to buy a struggling business and keep it going; to take over a business

银盘
yín pán

silver plate

翻盘
fān pán

to make a comeback

开盘
kāi pán

to commence trading (stock market)

盘缠
pán chán

to twine

盘剥
pán bō

to exploit

蓝光光盘
lán guāng guāng pán

Blu-ray disk, Sony high definition DVD disk

胡叼盘
hú diāo pán

derogatory nickname given to Hu Xijin 胡錫進|胡锡进[hú xī jìn] for doing the CCP's bidding as editor of the \Global Times\

虎踞龙盘
hǔ jù lóng pán

lit. where tigers crouch and dragons coil (idiom); fig. forbidding terrain

向盘
xiàng pán

compass

视神经盘
shì shén jīng pán

optic disk (terminal of the optic nerve on the retina)

盘杠子
pán gàng zi

to carry out gymnastic tricks on horizontal bar

打小算盘
dǎ xiǎo suàn pán

lit. to count on a narrow abacus (idiom); petty and scheming selfishly

定盘星
dìng pán xīng

the zero point indicator marked on a steelyard

基本盘
jī běn pán

(political party's) voter base

杯盘狼藉
bēi pán láng jí

cups and dishes in complete disorder (idiom); after a riotous drinking party

接盘
jiē pán

(of an entrepreneur) to buy up a struggling business

盘子
pán zi

tray

盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

汤盘
tāng pán

soup plate

盘曲
pán qū

coiled

盘秤
pán chèng

balance consisting of steelyard with a pan

盘根错节
pán gēn cuò jié

twisted roots and intertwined joints (idiom); complicated and very tricky

椎间盘
zhuī jiān pán

intervertebral disk

小营盘镇
xiǎo yíng pán zhèn

Xiaoyingpan township in Börtala Shehiri or Bole City 博樂市|博乐市, Xinjiang

出盘
chū pán

to sell up

键盘侠
jiàn pán xiá

keyboard warrior

楼盘
lóu pán

building under construction

洗脸盘
xǐ liǎn pán

a hand basin

硬盘
yìng pán

hard disk

口吸盘
kǒu xī pán

oral sucker (e.g. on bloodsucking parasite)

盘倒
pán dǎo

to interrogate, leaving sb speechless

餐桌转盘
cān zhuō zhuàn pán

revolving tray on a dining table

盘踞
pán jù

to occupy illegally

盘球
pán qiú

(sports) to dribble

操盘
cāo pán

(finance) (of a fund manager, high-wealth individual etc) to make large trades (in stocks, futures etc)

盘费
pán fèi

travel expenses

绿盘
lǜ pán

(of a stock price or market index) currently lower than at the previous day's close

地盘
dì pán

domain

钟表盘
zhōng biǎo pán

clockface

胎盘
tāi pán

placenta

打算盘
dǎ suàn pán

to compute on the abacus

盘膝
pán xī

cross-legged

吸盘
xī pán

suction pad

盘陀
pán tuó

twisted

盘盘
pán pán

twisting and turning

小算盘
xiǎo suàn pán

lit. small abacus

网盘
wǎng pán

online storage space

收盘
shōu pán

market close

涅盘经
niè pán jīng

the Nirvana sutra: every living thing has Buddha nature.

盘察
pán chá

to interrogate

固态硬盘
gù tài yìng pán

(computing) solid-state drive (SSD)

腰椎间盘
yāo zhuī jiān pán

intervertebral disk

盘符
pán fú

drive letter (letter assigned to a disk drive or partition) (computing)

沙盘
shā pán

sand table (military)

一盘散沙
yī pán sǎn shā

lit. like a sheet of loose sand

一着不慎,满盘皆输
yī zhāo bù shèn , mǎn pán jiē shū

One careless move and the whole game is lost. (idiom)

软磁盘
ruǎn cí pán

floppy disk

盘古
pán gǔ

Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)

罗盘
luó pán

compass

算盘
suàn pán

abacus

操盘手
cāo pán shǒu

heavyweight operator in a market

大盘子
dà pán zi

platter

卡盘
qiǎ pán

chuck (for a drill etc)

六盘水市
liù pán shuǐ shì

Liupanshui prefecture-level city in Guizhou 貴州|贵州[guì zhōu]

转盘
zhuàn pán

turntable

键盘乐器
jiàn pán yuè qì

keyboard instrument (piano, organ etc)

腰椎间盘突出
yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū

slipped disk

盘龙
pán lóng

Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

货盘
huò pán

pallet

棋盘
qí pán

chessboard

硬磁盘
yìng cí pán

hard drive

盘错
pán cuò

intertwined (of tree roots or branches)

命盘
mìng pán

natal chart (astrology)

盘算
pán suàn

to plot

开盘汇率
kāi pán huì lǜ

opening exchange rate

盘头
pán tóu

to coil hair into a bun

全盘
quán pán

overall

复盘
fù pán

(after completing a game of chess) to replay the game, analyzing the players' moves

转向盘
zhuǎn xiàng pán

steering wheel

走地盘
zǒu dì pán

live betting

中盘
zhōng pán

middle game (in go or chess)

盘底
pán dǐ

to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth

什锦果盘
shí jǐn guǒ pán

mixed fruit salad

吸盘鱼
xī pán yú

shark sucker (Echeneis naucrates)

光盘驱动器
guāng pán qū dòng qì

CD or DVD drive

如意算盘
rú yì suàn pán

counting one's chickens before they are hatched

红盘
hóng pán

(of a stock price or market index) currently higher than at the previous day's close

仪表盘
yí biǎo pán

dashboard

盘飧
pán sūn

dishes

唱盘
chàng pán

turntable

盘县
pán xiàn

Pan county in Liupanshui 六盤水|六盘水[liù pán shuǐ], Guizhou

磨盘
mò pán

lower millstone

牙盘
yá pán

(bicycle) crankset

大般涅盘经
dà bān niè pán jīng

Nirvana sutra

护手盘
hù shǒu pán

hand guard (e.g. on saber)

询盘
xún pán

inquiry

轮盘
lún pán

roulette

盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ

lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

盘驳
pán bó

to cross-examine

沙盘推演
shā pán tuī yǎn

to plan a military mission on a sand table (idiom)

腰椎间盘突出症
yāo zhuī jiān pán tū chū zhèng

herniated lumbar disk

烤盘
kǎo pán

baking tray

盘梯
pán tī

spiral staircase

夹盘
jiā pán

chuck (for a drill etc)

盘山
pán shān

Panshan county in Panjin 盤錦|盘锦, Liaoning

营盘镇
yíng pán zhèn

Yingpan in Shangluo prefecture, Shaanxi

盘陀路
pán tuó lù

twisting path

盘古氏
pán gǔ shì

Pangu (creator of the universe in Chinese mythology)

六盘山
liù pán shān

Liupan Mountains, mountain range in northern China

盘诘
pán jié

to cross-examine (law)

方向盘
fāng xiàng pán

steering wheel

光盘
guāng pán

compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM

研磨盘
yán mó pán

abrasive disk

基盘
jī pán

base

优盘
yōu pán

USB flash drive

盘龙区
pán lóng qū

Panlong district of Kunming city 昆明市[kūn míng shì], Yunnan

盘锦市
pán jǐn shì

Panjin, prefecture-level city in Liaoning province 遼寧省|辽宁省[liáo níng shěng] in northeast China

盘亘
pán gèn

linked in a unbroken chain

闪存盘
shǎn cún pán

USB flash drive

绞盘
jiǎo pán

capstan

盘管
pán guǎn

coil in still (used for distilling)

盘问
pán wèn

to interrogate

盘店
pán diàn

to transfer a shop and all its contents to new owner

弹球盘
tán qiú pán

pachinko

中盘股
zhōng pán gǔ

(share trading) mid-cap

盘绕
pán rào

to coil (around sth)

盘旋曲折
pán xuán qū zhé

(idiom) (of a road etc) to wind circuitously

大盘尾
dà pán wěi

(bird species of China) greater racket-tailed drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)