Chinese word

画面

Pronunciation

Pinyinhuà miàn

Meaning

  • nounscreen

Example

画面太暗了，把亮度调高一点。huà miàn tài àn le bǎ liàng dù tiáo gāo yì diǎn

The screen is too dark, so turn up the brightness a little.

Illustration for 画面 (screen)

More examples

预告片里，画面被分割成几个小窗口同时出现。yù gào piàn lǐ huà miàn bèi fēn gē chéng jǐ gè xiǎo chuāng kǒu tóng shí chū xiàn

In the trailer, the screen was split into several small windows that appeared at the same time.

Core concept

The visible surface of a device or program, presenting information and possible actions in one view.

Common phrases

  • 手机画面shǒu jī huà miàn

    phone screen

  • 电视画面diàn shì huà miàn

    television screen

  • 画面分割huà miàn fēn gē

    split screen

Similar words

屏幕píng mù: The electronic surface that gives off light to show images, words, or moving pictures.
页面yè miàn: A single web or app page where related information or content is grouped together.
界面jiè miàn: The layout through which users see functions and operate a device or program.
显示器xiǎn shì qì: A separate electronic display used with a computer or television to present visual content.

Definition in Chinese

指设备或软件中显示的界面或可视区域，包含图像、文字和操作元素。zhǐ shè bèi huò ruǎn jiàn zhōng xiǎn shì de jiè miàn huò kě shì qū yù bāo hán tú xiàng wén zì hé cāo zuò yuán sù

Word origin

画 (huà, "picture") + 面 (miàn, "surface") combines the ideas of a picture and its surface, which developed from a painted scene into a modern display.

Usage tips

  • In spoken instructions, 画面 (huàmiàn, "screen") works naturally with location phrases such as upper right to identify where a control appears.

Other meanings

  • imagenoun

Related words

  • 画面分辨率huà miàn fēn biàn lǜscreen resolutionnoun

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