# 板块 (bǎnkuài)

In Mandarin Chinese, 板块 (bǎnkuài) means “tectonic plate; market sector; section”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: tectonic plate; market sector; section
- Pinyin: bǎnkuài (ban3 kuai4)
- Traditional: 板塊
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 地震与地球板块的运动有关。
  Dìzhèn yǔ dìqiú bǎnkuài de yùndòng yǒuguān.
  Earthquakes are related to tectonic plate movement.

## Characters

- [板](https://hanziro.com/word/ban-board/) (bǎn): board; plank
- [块](https://hanziro.com/word/kuai-money/) (kuài): (measure word) for money; piece

https://hanziro.com/word/ban-kuai-tectonic-plate/

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