盘

pán

HSK 6

盘 — pán

1. tray; plate; dish (a shallow receptacle used to hold or serve food)

   她端出一个盘，上面摆满了水果。 tā duānchū yígè pán shàngmiàn bǎimǎn le shuǐguǒ — She brought out a tray loaded with fruit.

2. classifier for things resembling a plate or dish; for servings of food (e.g. a plate of rice)

   我点了两盘炒面。 wǒ diǎn le liǎngpán chǎomiàn — I ordered two plates of fried noodles.

3. (finance, bound form) market prices; the market (as in盘面, 盘子 referring to market indicators)

   今天盘面波动很大，投资者很紧张。 jīntiān pánmiàn bōdòng hěndà tóuzīzhě hěn jǐnzhāng — Today's market showed large fluctuations; investors are nervous.

4. (computing, bound form) disk (as in hard disk, 光盘 for CD)

   请把文件复制到光盘里。 qǐng bǎ wénjiàn fùzhìdào guāngpán lǐ — Please copy the files to the CD.

5. to coil; to wind (a rope, cable, pigtail etc)

   他把绳子盘好，放进箱子里。 tā bǎ shéngzi pán hǎo fàngjìn xiāngzi lǐ — He coiled the rope neatly and put it in the box.

6. to check; to examine; to investigate (look into something carefully)

   警察正在盘问目击者。 jǐngchá zhèngzài pánwèn mùjīzhě — The police are questioning the eyewitness.

7. to shift; to move (something large); to transfer; to sell (property) (contextual meanings relating to moving or reallocating)

   他们打算把这套房子盘给另外一家投资公司。 tāmen dǎsuàn bǎ zhè tào fángzi pán gěi lìngwài yījiā tóuzī gōngsī — They plan to transfer/sell this apartment to another investment company.

8. classifier for coils or rounds (e.g., loops of rope); classifier for games or matches (a round or game in a tournament)

   我们再下一盘棋吧。 wǒmen zài xià yīpánqí ba — Let's play one more game of chess.