Chinese word

屏蔽门

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng bì mén

Meaning

  • nounplatform door

Example

地铁站的屏蔽门很安全。dì tiě zhàn de píng bì mén hěn ān quán

The platform doors at the subway station are very safe.

Illustration for 屏蔽门 (platform door)

More examples

上下车时不要靠近屏蔽门。shàng xià chē shí bú yào kào jìn píng bì mén

Do not go near the platform doors when boarding or getting off.

Core concept

A line of movable doors that makes the platform edge a guarded boundary and opens for passengers when the train arrives.

Common phrases

  • 屏蔽门旁边píng bì mén páng biān

    beside the platform doors

  • 站在屏蔽门前zhàn zài píng bì mén qián

    stand in front of the platform doors

Similar words

站台门zhàn tái mén: Doors at the station platform edge open when a train arrives and close to keep passengers safe.
月台门yuè tái mén: Platform-edge doors used in Taiwan open when trains arrive and separate passengers from the tracks.

Definition in Chinese

安装在地铁或火车站站台边缘，能与列车车门同步开闭，用以防止乘客掉入轨道并在上下车时开放的门。ān zhuāng zài dì tiě huò huǒ chē zhàn zhàn tái biān yuán néng yǔ liè chē chē mén tóng bù kāi bì yòng yǐ fáng zhǐ chéng kè diào rù guǐ dào bìng zài shàng xià chē shí kāi fàng de mén

Word origin

The name combines 屏 (píng, "to screen") + 蔽 (bì, "to cover") with 门 (mén, "door"), describing a door used as a protective screen.

Usage tips

  • English speakers may picture a door on the train, but this noun names equipment installed along the station platform.

Other meanings

  • platform barriernoun

Opposites

  • 开放式月台kāi fàng shì yuè táiopen platformnoun

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