沙盘 (shā) — (noun) sand table, used in military planning or strategy exercises; (noun) three-dimensional terrain or site model, used in real estate, geography, or urban planning; (noun) sand tray, used for practicing Chinese character writing
Definition
A physical 3D model made of sand (or a sand tray) used to represent terrain, layouts, or — distinctively in Chinese culture — to practice writing characters, which are smoothed away after each use.
noun
sand tableused in military planning or strategy exercisesthree-dimensional terrain or site modelused in real estategeographyor urban planningsand trayused for practicing Chinese character writing
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 沙盘。Jūn duì shǐ yòng shā lái mó nǐ zhàn chǎng dì xíng.The military uses a sand table to simulate battlefield terrain.
- 沙盘。Shòu lóu chù yǒu yí gè jù dà de xiǎo qū shā.The sales office has a huge 3D model of the residential complex.
- 沙盘，。Tā yòng shā liàn xí xiě hàn zì, xiě wán le jiù tuī píng.He uses a sand tray to practice writing Chinese characters, then smooths it out when done.
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