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Chinese translation: CD


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English term or phrase:cd
Chinese translation:CD
Entered by: Li-chuan Yen
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English to Chinese translations [Non-PRO]
Music / music
English term or phrase: cd
thank you for the cd (music)
Sheila
CD
Explanation:
For music CDs, it's quite common to say just "CD" in Taiwan.
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Li-chuan Yen
Taiwan
Local time: 16:45
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Summary of answers provided
4CD 唱片Chinexpert
4CD
Li-chuan Yen
4光盘 or 光碟
Xiaoping Fu


  

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光盘 or 光碟


Explanation:
光盘(guang pan) used in mainland China.

光碟(gunag die) used in Taiwan.

Xiaoping Fu
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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CD


Explanation:
For music CDs, it's quite common to say just "CD" in Taiwan.

Li-chuan Yen
Taiwan
Local time: 16:45
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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CD 唱片


Explanation:
唱=chang4
片=pian1
CD 唱片 refers to CDs with music, not VCD or some other things.

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