Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

get rid of; put aside; reject; keep control; hold back; (standing) screen

Chinese: 屏风、屏幕;也表示遮挡。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “ping” becomes a different word in each tone. 屏 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 屏幕píng mùscreen (TV, computer or movie)
  • 屏障píng zhàngbarrier
  • 荧屏yíng píngfluorescent screen; TV screen
  • 分屏fēn píng(computing) to split a screen into multiple sections to display different content simultaneously
  • 开屏kāi píng(a peacock) spreads its tail

Example Sentence

电脑屏幕看久了,眼睛会很累。Diàn nǎo píng mù kàn jiǔ le, yǎn jing huì hěn lèi.Looking at a computer screen for a long time tires the eyes.

电脑Diàn nǎocomputer屏幕píng mùscreen (TV, computer or mokànto look afterjiǔ(of a period of time) longle(completed action)眼睛yǎn jingeyehuìcanhěnverylèito accumulate