Chinese word

竖屏

Pronunciation

Pinyinshù píng

Meaning

  • nounportrait mode

Example

请把手机切换到竖屏。qǐng bǎ shǒu jī qiē huàn dào shù píng

Please switch the phone to portrait mode.

Illustration for 竖屏 (portrait mode)

More examples

看视频的时候我更习惯用竖屏。kàn shì pín de shí hòu wǒ gèng xí guàn yòng shù píng

I am more used to using portrait mode when watching videos.

Core concept

A device display standing taller than it is wide, as when a phone is held upright.

Common phrases

  • 切换到竖屏qiē huàn dào shù píng

    switch to portrait mode

  • 竖屏模式shù píng mó shì

    portrait mode

  • 竖屏观看shù píng guān kàn

    watch in portrait mode

Similar words

横屏héng píng: A device display mode with the screen held sideways and wider than it is tall.
屏幕方向píng mù fāng xiàng: The direction in which a device screen is displayed, such as upright or sideways.
自动旋转zì dòng xuán zhuǎn: A device feature or setting that changes the screen direction automatically when the device tilts.
竖屏模式shù píng mó shì: A device setting or state that keeps the screen displayed upright.

Definition in Chinese

屏幕在垂直方向显示或使用的状态或模式，常指手机或平板纵向持握时的显示píng mù zài chuí zhí fāng xiàng xiǎn shì huò shǐ yòng de zhuàng tài huò mó shì cháng zhǐ shǒu jī huò píng bǎn zòng xiàng chí wò shí de xiǎn shì

Word origin

The compound 竖 (shù, "vertical") + 屏 (píng, "screen") directly names a screen in a vertical orientation.

Usage tips

  • English speakers often connect portrait with a photograph of a person, but in device settings Chinese uses this word for the display mode itself.

Opposites

Related words

  • 竖屏模式shù píng mó shìportrait modenoun

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