光盘 guāngpán compact disc (CD)
compact disc (CD); DVD; CD-ROM
How to remember 光盘: 光 light + 盘 tray = compact disc (CD).
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How it is used
- An optical disc - CD, DVD, CD-ROM - 刻录光盘 (kèlù guāngpán) to burn a disc.
- Increasingly dated tech as media go digital. Measure word 张 or 片.
- Note: unrelated 光盘 also appears in 光盘行动 (guāngpán xíngdòng) - the 'clean-plate campaign' against food waste, where 光 means 'empty (the plate)'.