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光碟 (guāng dié) — compact disc; CD-ROM

Definition

noun
compact discCD-ROM
Measure word · 片

Examples

  • 光碟。
    Zhè zhāng guāng dié lǐ yǒu hěn duō zhòng yào de wén jiàn.
    This CD has many important files.
  • 光碟。
    Wǒ qù shū diàn mǎi le yì zhāng guāng dié.
    I went to the bookstore and bought a CD.
  • 光碟。
    guāng dié Kě yǐ bǎo cún dà liàng de shù jù.
    A CD can store a large amount of data.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

光guānglight/optical
碟diédisc

光 (light/optical) + 碟 (disc) names a disc read by light.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 碟 →
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Computers & Internet

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