Chinese word

屏幕

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng mù

Meaning

  • nounscreen

Example

我的手机屏幕裂了。wǒ de shǒu jī píng mù liè le

My phone screen is cracked.

Illustration for 屏幕 (screen)

More examples

晚上把屏幕亮度调低，能更省电。wǎn shàng bǎ píng mù liàng dù tiáo dī néng gèng shěng diàn

Lowering the screen brightness at night can save more power.

Core concept

The visible electronic surface that presents pictures, text, and video for viewing.

Common phrases

  • 屏幕亮度píng mù liàng dù

    screen brightness

  • 更换屏幕gēng huàn píng mù

    replace the screen

  • 锁定屏幕suǒ dìng píng mù

    lock the screen

Similar words

显示屏xiǎn shì píng: A flat electronic surface designed to show images, text, or video.
显示器xiǎn shì qì: A device that presents data, images, or video for viewing.
画面huà miàn: The picture or video shown on a television or phone display.

Definition in Chinese

指用于显示图像、文字或视频的电子设备可见表面，常指实际的显示区域。zhǐ yòng yú xiǎn shì tú xiàng wén zì huò shì pín de diàn zi shè bèi kě jiàn biǎo miàn cháng zhǐ shí jì de xiǎn shì qū yù

Word origin

屏 (píng, "partition") + 幕 (mù, "curtain") combines two kinds of surfaces placed between a viewer and a scene, a basis for the modern electronic display sense.

Usage tips

  • In repair conversations, making this noun the subject of a damage statement narrows the problem to the display, while the device itself can remain intact.

Other meanings

  • displaynoun
  • monitornoun

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