息屏

xīpíng

verb

Meanings

1 to turn off the screen
2 screen off (mode)
3 always-on display (when used as 息屏显示)

Characters

rest/extinguish

Examples

手机会自动息屏省电。

Shǒujī huì zìdòng xīpíng shěng diàn.

The phone turns the screen off automatically to save power.

我喜欢息屏显示这个功能,可以看时间。

Wǒ xǐhuān xīpíng xiǎnshì zhège gōngnéng, kěyǐ kàn shíjiān.

I like the always-on display feature — I can check the time.

Tips

memory

息 = rest / extinguish, same character as in 休息 (rest). 息屏 = "rest the screen." The opposite is 亮屏 (liàngpíng, screen on).

Stroke Order

息 xī

屏 píng