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方向盘fāng xiàng pán
steering wheel
Definitions
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方向盘 | ||
1. Simplified form of 方向盤 | ||
方向盤 | fāngxiàngpán | |
1. n. steering wheel | ||
Components | ||
方 | fāng | |
1. Variant of 仿 | ||
2. (zh-used in, 方羊, , 方洋) | ||
3. (zh-used in, 方皇) | ||
4. Alternative form of 旁 | ||
5. Only used in 方良 | ||
6. phon (unit of apparent loudness) | ||
仿 | fǎng | |
1. to imitate | ||
2. to resemble; to be similar | ||
3. characters written after a calligraphy model | ||
Fang | ||
4. Alternative form of 彷 (to waver) | ||
向 | Xiàng | |
1. Variant of 嚮 | ||
2. Simplified form of 曏 | ||
嚮 | xiàng | |
1. toward | ||
2. facing; against | ||
3. direction | ||
4. approaching | ||
5. to guide | ||
6. in the past | ||
曏 | xiàng, xiǎng | |
1. in the near past; in the past; formerly | ||
2. facing; against | ||
3. short period of time; Alternative form of 晌 | ||
盘 | ||
1. Simplified form of 盤 | ||
盤 | pán | |
1. tray; plate; dish | ||
瓷 盤 - porcelain plate - | ||
茶盤 - tea tray - | ||
2. any object shaped like a tray or plate | ||
鍵盤 - keyboard - | ||
算盤 - abacus - | ||
地盤 - turf; territory - | ||
3. (obsolete, historical) washbasin (broad and shallow water-vessel for ablution) | ||
4. to check; to examine | ||
盤查 - to inspect; to search for information, illicit items, etc. | ||
盤問 - to interrogate | ||
5. to check the number or amount of; to calculate | ||
6. to twist; to coil up | ||
盤腿 - to cross one's legs - | ||
盤旋 - to circle - | ||
盤 頭髮 | ||
樹枝 上 盤 著着zhe 一 條 蛇。 - | ||
7. to build (by laying bricks, stones, etc.) | ||
8. to transfer the ownership of | ||
9. to transport; to carry | ||
10. (finance chiefly in compounds) financial market | ||
大盤 - overall market trends | ||
收盤-價 - closing price | ||
11. (Hong Kong) property on sale | ||
新盤pun4-2 - real estate project that is newly released to the market - | ||
筍盤pun4-2 - worthy property - | ||
銀主盤pun4-2 - property subject to foreclosure - | ||
12. (computing chiefly Mainland China) disk; hard drive; storage device | ||
軟盤 - floppy disk - | ||
網盤 - cloud drive - | ||
兩 盤 菜 - two dishes - | ||
一 盤 石磨 - a millstone - | ||
一 盤 蚊香 - a mosquito coil - | ||
一 盤 磁帶 - a reel of tape - | ||
一 盤 圍棋 - a game of go | ||
三 盤 兩 勝 - best of three | ||
Synonyms: 局 | ||
13. (board games) match; game | ||
中盤勝 - win by opponent's resignation (literally, "mid-game win") | ||
14. (Cantonese) | ||
佢 諗 住 賣 咗 盤 生意 佢。 - He wants to sell his business. | ||
平ping4時 有 冇 人 幫 你 睇 住 盤 數 呀? - | ||
15. (Mainland China Hokkien) having more benefits than harms; worthwhile; profitable; being value for money; affordable | ||
16. (Taiwanese Mandarin, slang) overpriced | ||
17. (Shanghainese Wu) to flirt with; to pick up | ||
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fāng xiàng pán
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