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羅盤

compass

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

luo2pan2 • luópán

Meaning

Primary

compass

Mnemonic

One way to make a 羅盤 compass is to place a piece of magnetic metal on a 盤 tray and then place a stretched piece of 羅 gauze on top that lays out the cardinal directions.

Usage

古代 的 船員 使用 羅盤 導航。

Ancient sailors used a compass to navigate.

羅盤 是 一 個 重要 的 工具。

The compass is an important tool.

羅盤 的 指針 總是 指向 北方。

The needle of the compass always points north.

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