📕 Advanced — HSK 5-6 vocabulary
Meaning
Classifier for lamps, lights, and drinking vessels (literary/poetic).
🏮 Cultural Story
中文 Chinese
"盏"是一个充满诗意的量词。"一盏灯"照亮黑暗，"一盏台灯"陪伴无数个苦读的夜晚。古代的"盏"指的是一种小杯子（灯盏），里面盛油放灯芯，点燃后就是一盏灯。所以"盏"从名词（灯具容器）演变成了量词。"一盏茶"在古诗中偶尔出现，是一种很文雅的说法（比"一杯茶"更有意境）。成语"一盏清茶"传达出一种淡泊宁静的生活态度。现代主要还是用于灯具。
English
**盏 (zhǎn)** is poetic. "A lamp" lighting up darkness, "a desk lamp" accompanying countless late-night study sessions. Ancient 盏 was a small oil lamp container → evolved into classifier. "A cup of tea (盏)" occasionally appears in classical poetry — more elegant than 杯. Idiom "a clear tea (盏)" conveys a tranquil, unworldly lifestyle. Modern usage: mostly for lamps and lights.
💡 Memory Tip
Literary/poetic. In modern Chinese, mainly used for lights/lamps. In classical Chinese, also meant a drinking cup.
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Classifier for lamps, lights, and drinking vessels (literary/poetic).