挡风玻璃

擋風玻璃

dǎngfēng bōli

noun

Measure Word

一块挡风玻璃 kuài

Meanings

1 windshield
2 windscreen

Characters

Examples

一块石头把挡风玻璃砸裂了。

Yīkuài shítou bǎ dǎngfēng bōli zá liè le.

A rock cracked the windshield.

下雪天挡风玻璃很容易结冰。

Xiàxuě tiān dǎngfēng bōli hěn róngyì jiébīng.

Windshields freeze up easily on snowy days.

Tips

memory

Literal parse: 挡 'block' + 风 'wind' + 玻璃 'glass' = 'wind-blocking glass.' 前挡风玻璃 is the front windshield, 后挡风玻璃 the rear window. Often shortened to 前挡 / 后挡 in auto-repair shop talk.

Stroke Order

挡 dǎng

风 fēng

玻 bō

璃 lí