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Character Breakdown

Meaning and Usage

The character primarily refers to a small plate or dish used for serving food, especially snacks or side dishes. It also commonly denotes a disc-shaped object such as a CD or vinyl record.

Common Collocations

  • (diézi): small plate, often used in dining contexts.
  • (guāngdié): optical disc, such as a CD or DVD.
  • (hēijiāo dié): vinyl record.

Usage Notes

When used in everyday conversation, usually refers to a small dish rather than a large plate. In technology contexts, it often means an optical disc. Be careful not to confuse with (pán), which generally means a larger plate or tray. is more specific and often implies a smaller size or a disc shape.

Register and Tone

The word is neutral in tone and appropriate for both formal and informal contexts. It is a common noun and does not carry any special politeness or formality.

Summary

Understanding helps learners talk about tableware and media storage devices naturally. Recognizing its collocations like and will improve comprehension and speaking accuracy in daily life and technology-related conversations.

Example Sentences

Please give me a small plate; I want to put some snacks on it.

He collects many old-fashioned vinyl records.

The CD in the computer is damaged and cannot read data.