幕 mù — stage curtain; tent
演出结束了，舞台的幕布缓缓落下。Yǎn chū jié shù le, wǔ tái de mù bù huǎn huǎn luò xià.The performance ended, and the stage curtain slowly fell.
Common words: 屏幕 (píng mù)、开幕 (kāi mù)、开幕式 (kāi mù shì)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "tent"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "tent", including 幕 (mù), 帐 (zhàng). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words, and examples.
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "tent" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 幕 (mù), 帐 (zhàng) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span mù, zhàng — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 幕 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 幕 mùstage curtain; tentUseful words: 屏幕, 开幕
- 帐 zhàngaccount; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; creditUseful words: 帐篷, 蚊帐
Common words for these 2 "tent" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 幕 (mù) — so "tent" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "tent".
帐 zhàng — account; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; credit
我们在野外搭起了一顶帐篷。Wǒ men zài yě wài dā qǐ le yì dǐng zhàng peng.We pitched a tent in the wild.
Common words: 帐篷 (zhàng peng)、蚊帐 (wén zhàng)、帐子 (zhàng zi)
All 2 characters
Open 幕、帐 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.