Meaning of pán:
盘
plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing)
Wǒ mǎile yī gè xīn pánzi.
我买了一个新盘子。
I bought a new plate.
Cānzhuō shàng yǒu yīgè piàoliang de táocí pán.
餐桌上有一个漂亮的陶瓷盘。
There is a beautiful ceramic dish on the dining table.
Tā qīngqīng de bǎ shíwù fàng zài pánzi lǐ.
她轻轻地把食物放在盘子里。
She gently placed the food on the tray.
Tā zài xuéxí rúhé xià wéiqí, yīnwèi tā juéde zhège qípán hěn yǒuqù.
他在学习如何下围棋，因为他觉得这个棋盘很有趣。
He is learning how to play Go because he finds the game board very interesting.
Wǒ mǎile yīgè xīn de yìngpán.
我买了一个新的硬盘。
I bought a new hard drive.
to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; to coil
Tāmen juédìng zài zhèlǐ jiàn yī ge xīn de zúqiú pán.
他们决定在这里建一个新的足球盘。
They decided to build a new soccer field here.
Shé zài shù shàng pán xuán.
蛇在树上盘旋。
The snake coils around the tree trunk.
Wǒmen xūyào zài měi cì chūkù qián pán diǎn kùcún.
我们需要在每次出库前盘点库存。
We need to check the inventory before each shipment.
Tā zài zǐxì de pán gǔdǒng.
他在仔细地盘古董。
He is carefully examining the antiques.
Tāmen dǎsuàn bǎ gōngsī zhuǎn pán gěi xīn de lǎobǎn.
他们打算把公司转盘给新的老板。
They plan to transfer the company to the new boss.
Tāmen juédìng bǎ gōngsī pán gěi xīn de guǎnlǐ céng.
他们决定把公司盘给新的管理层。
They decided to make over the company to the new management team.
Shé zài shùzhī shàng pánzhe.
蛇在树枝上盘着。
The snake is coiling on the tree branch.
classifier for food: dish, helping; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess
Zhè jiā cāntīng de měi yí dào cài dōu tèbié hǎo, yóuqí shì nà dào niúròu pán.
这家餐厅的每一道菜都特别好，尤其是那道牛肉盘。
Every dish in this restaurant is particularly good, especially that beef dish.
Tā mǎile yī pán diànxiàn.
他买了一盘电线。
He bought a coil of wire.
Wǒmen lái xià yī pán guójì xiàngqí.
我们来下一盘国际象棋。
Let's play a game of chess.
