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  baan2   jyutping
  ban3 ban4   pinyin
[1] [n] plank; board
[2] [n] plate (of iron, tin, aluminum, etc.); slab
[3] printing blocks

noun
Stroke count: 8
Level: 2
Radical: (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

This word has been viewed 13113 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Aug 2009 03:08

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detail  hak1 baan2  ke4 ban3 = stiff; inflexible; mechanical; stubborn; to cut blocks for printing
detail  hak1 baan2  hei1 ban3 = blackboard
detail  baan2 kau4  ban3 qiu2 = cricket
detail  lou5 baan2   = boss; manager; owner
detail  zam1 baan2  zhen1 ban3 = cutting board; block; a chopping board, a chopping block
detail  dei6 baan2  di4 ban3 = floor; floor tile; floorboard; flooring
detail  muk6 baan2  mu4 ban3 = wooden board; plank
detail  sau2 baan2  shou3 ban3 = palm (hand)
detail  waat6 baan2  hua2 ban3 = skateboard
detail  syu1 baan2  shu1 ban3 = (writing) tablet
See all 168 compounds (CantoDict reports 172 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 10 examples containing 板
detail 我們黑板一個正方形.
Let's draw a square on the blackboard.
detail 呢個雲石地板
This is a marble floor.
detail 砧板喺度
Stand the chopping board up here!
[You need to physically point at a space to indicate where 喺度 is.]
detail 呢個紙板箱地下就得㗎喇
Just leave this cardboard box on the floor.
[(No need to do anything else to the box.)]
detail 地板跣腳因住躀低
The floor is slippery. Be careful not to slip and fall.
detail 雖然三十六板斧唔夠犀利
Although he put in all that he knew, he could not match up with you.
detail 三板斧一哥面前自吹自擂?
He is not capable but yet has the audacity to blow his trumpet before the master?
detail audio 呢啲手板眼見功夫你好學識
It will not take long before you learn how to do such simple jobs.
detail 如果阿明真係一個超人⋯⋯唔會米田共返嚟屋企重要走廊地板都係死人⋯⋯
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …
detail 紙板受力唔好
The cardboard doesn't carry much weight. Don't add too much.

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