Chinese word

屏蔽

Pronunciation

Pinyinpíng bì

Meaning

  • verbblock

Example

我把他屏蔽了。wǒ bǎ tā píng bì le

I blocked him.

Illustration for 屏蔽 (block)

More examples

你可以在设置里屏蔽广告。nǐ ké yǐ zài shè zhì lǐ píng bì guǎng gào

You can block ads in the settings.

Core concept

A barrier keeps unwanted people, messages, or signals from reaching or appearing on the other side.

Common phrases

  • 屏蔽 联系人píng bì lián xì rén

    block contacts

  • 屏蔽 消息píng bì xiāo xī

    block messages

  • 屏蔽 广告píng bì guǎng gào

    block ads

Similar words

拉黑lā hēi: Put a person on a blocked list so contact and profile access are no longer possible.
封锁fēng suǒ: Shut an account, passage, or channel to prevent access or the movement of information.
禁言jìn yán: Prevent a user from sending messages in a chat or discussion space.
过滤guò lǜ: Screen out selected words or content automatically before they are shown.

Definition in Chinese

在通信或平台上通过设置阻止某人与自己接触或看到自己的信息，也指屏蔽不想看到的内容或关键词。zài tōng xìn huò píng tái shàng tōng guò shè zhì zú zhǐ mǒu rén yǔ zì jǐ jiē chù huò kàn dào zì jǐ de xìn xī yě zhǐ píng bì bù xiǎng kàn dào de nèi róng huò guān jiàn cí

Word origin

屏 (píng, "screen") + 蔽 (bì, "cover") forms the image of a screen that covers something and keeps it out of sight or reach.

Usage tips

  • In everyday app talk, 屏蔽 (píngbì, "to screen off") often names a setting applied to one person or type of content, so it does not necessarily mean deletion, a ban, or a complete loss of contact.

Other meanings

  • shieldverb
  • cut offverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 屏蔽名单píng bì míng dānblocklistnoun

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