屏保

píngbǎo

noun

Meanings

1 screensaver
2 lock-screen wallpaper

Characters

to protect / guard

Examples

我把猫的照片设成屏保了。

Wǒ bǎ māo de zhàopiàn shè chéng píngbǎo le.

I set a photo of my cat as the screensaver.

这个屏保好可爱，在哪下载的？

Zhè ge píngbǎo hǎo kě'ài, zài nǎ xiàzài de?

This screensaver is so cute, where did you download it?

动态屏保很耗电。

Dòngtài píngbǎo hěn hào diàn.

Animated screensavers drain a lot of battery.

Tips

usage

Short for 屏幕保护程序 (screen protection program). In phone context 屏保 usually means lock-screen wallpaper; on PCs it still means the screensaver that plays when idle.

Stroke Order

屏 píng

保 bǎo