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板块理论

bǎn kuài lǐ lùndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
plate tectonics
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-12b0b52f1ede5cbb. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

板塊理論 板块理论 [ban3 kuai4 li3 lun4] /plate tectonics/

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Other forms in these source records: 板塊理論

  • 板
    bǎn

    board / plank / plate / shutter / table tennis bat / clappers (music) / CL:塊|块[kuài] / accented beat in Chinese music / hard / stiff / to stop smiling or look serious / used in 老闆|老板[lǎo bǎn]

    pàn

    to catch sight of in a doorway (old)

  • 块
    kuài

    lump / chunk / piece / classifier for pieces of cloth, cake, soap etc / (coll.) classifier for money and currency units

  • 理
    lǐ

    texture / grain (of wood) / inner essence / intrinsic order / reason / logic / truth / science / natural science (esp. physics) / to manage / to pay attention to / to run (affairs) / to handle / to put in order / to tidy up

  • 论
    lùn

    opinion / view / theory / doctrine / to discuss / to talk about / to regard / to consider / per / by the (kilometer, hour etc)

    Lún

    abbr. for 論語|论语[Lún yǔ], The Analects (of Confucius)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.