光盘

• 拼音: guāng pán
• 汉字拆解: 光 = pictograph of fire above a person, meaning 'light'; 盘 = simplified from 盤, 般 (carry, phonetic) + 皿 (dish) — a flat dish or plate

含义

CD; disc; optical disc. A flat, round data storage medium that uses laser technology to read and write information.

Refers to CDs, DVDs, and other optical storage media. While physical discs are less common now due to digital media, the word is still widely understood. Also appears in the phrase 光盘行动 (Clean Plate Campaign), a social movement encouraging people to finish all the food on their plates to reduce waste.

例句

1. 小时候我经常去商店买音乐光盘。
2. 这些旧光盘里存着我大学时候的照片。
3. 现在很少有人用光盘了，大家都用网络下载。

用法指南

语境: technology, everyday, media

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 你还有DVD光盘吗？(Do you still have any DVD discs?)
• 这张光盘已经坏了，读不出来了。(This disc is broken and can't be read.)

错误说法

• 我在光盘上看了一部电影 (This sounds dated — modern Chinese speakers would say 我在网上看了一部电影 for watching movies online)

起源与历史

光 (guāng, light/laser) + 盘 (pán, disc/plate) — literally 'light disc,' referring to the laser technology used to read optical media.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal