屏幕

píngmù

noun HSK 6 #4,146

Measure Word

一块屏幕 kuài

Meanings

1 screen; display (phone, computer, TV)

Characters

screen; flat surface

curtain; screen

A flat curtain — the display surface of a device.

Examples

手机屏幕摔碎了。

Shǒujī píng mù shuāi suì le.

The phone screen shattered from a fall.

这台电视的屏幕很大。

Zhè tái diànshì de píng mù hěn dà.

This TV has a very big screen.

请大家看屏幕上的内容。

Qǐng dàjiā kàn píng mù shàng de nèiróng.

Please look at the content on the screen.

长时间看屏幕对眼睛不好。

Cháng shíjiān kàn píng mù duì yǎnjīng bù hǎo.

Looking at screens for a long time is bad for your eyes.

Tips

usage

One of the most common modern Chinese words. 触摸屏 (chùmō píng) = touchscreen, 大屏幕 = big screen, 屏幕截图 = screenshot. In informal speech, just 屏 is sometimes used.

Stroke Order

屏 píng

幕 mù