Chinese word

液晶

Pronunciation

Pinyinyè jīng

Meaning

  • nounLCD screen

Example

电视的液晶坏了,需要修理。diàn shì de yè jīng huài le xū yào xiū lǐ

The TV's LCD screen is broken and needs repair.

Illustration for 液晶 (LCD screen)

More examples

他的手机的液晶屏幕摔坏了。tā de shǒu jī de yè jīng píng mù shuāi huài le

His phone's LCD screen broke when he dropped it.

Core concept

An organized but movable molecular layer that controls light to produce images on a flat display.

Common phrases

  • 液晶显示器yè jīng xiǎn shì qì

    LCD display

  • 液晶屏幕yè jīng píng mù

    LCD screen

  • 液晶面板yè jīng miàn bǎn

    LCD panel

  • 液晶电视yè jīng diàn shì

    LCD TV

Similar words

显示屏xiǎn shì píng: The screen component that displays images or information.
屏幕píng mù: The visible display surface that forms a device's screen.
液晶显示器yè jīng xiǎn shì qì: A display device that uses liquid crystal technology to show images.

Definition in Chinese

在某些温度或场合下分子能部分有序排列同时又能流动的物质类型,常作为显示器的显示介质。zài mǒu xiē wēn dù huò chǎng hé xià fèn zǐ néng bù fèn yǒu xù pái liè tóng shí yòu néng liú dòng de wù zhì lèi xíng cháng zuò wéi xiǎn shì qì de xiǎn shì jiè zhì

Word origin

液 (yè, "liquid") + 晶 (jīng, "crystal") forms a meaning-based Chinese rendering of the English term "liquid crystal".

Usage tips

  • In everyday repair talk, the word can name the display panel, so a sentence about it may identify the part that needs repair rather than the entire television.

Other meanings

  • liquid crystalnoun

Related words

  • 液晶屏yè jīng píngLCD screennoun
  • 液晶显示器yè jīng xiǎn shì qìLCD displaynoun
  • 液晶电视yè jīng diàn shìLCD TVnoun

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