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屏幕

píngmù

screen

Usage note

屏幕是显示图像或文字的表面。

píng mù shì xiǎn shì tú xiàng huò wén zì de biǎo miàn。

屏幕 means a display surface.

Context note

屏幕常用于手机、电脑、电视和设备。

píng mù cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 diàn nǎo 、 diàn shì hé shè bèi。

It is often used with phones, computers, TVs, and devices.

5 examples

屏幕很亮。
píng mù hěn liàng。
The screen is very bright.
请看屏幕
qǐng kàn píng mù。
Please look at the screen.
手机屏幕坏了。
shǒu jī píng mù huài le。
The phone screen is broken.
电视屏幕很大。
diàn shì píng mù hěn dà。
The TV screen is very big.
屏幕上有字。
píng mù shàng yǒu zì。
There are words on the screen.

5 mini stories

他一直盯着屏幕看。
tā yì zhí dīng zhe píng mù kàn。
He kept staring at the screen.
屏幕上出现了答案。
píng mù shàng chū xiàn le dá àn。
The answer appeared on the screen.
妈妈让孩子别离屏幕太近。
mā ma ràng hái zi bié lí píng mù tài jìn。
Mom told the child not to sit too close to the screen.
新手机的屏幕很清楚。
xīn shǒu jī de píng mù hěn qīng chǔ。
The new phone's screen is very clear.
屏幕坏了,需要修。
píng mù huài le, xū yào xiū。
The screen is broken and needs repair.

Mini dialogue

看屏幕

A
你在看什么?
Nǐ zài kàn shénme?
What are you looking at?
B
我在看电脑屏幕上的动画片。
Wǒ zài kàn diànnǎo píngmù shàng de dònghuàpiàn.
I'm watching a cartoon on the computer screen.

擦屏幕

A
你的手机屏幕脏了。
Nǐ de shǒujī píngmù zāng le.
Your phone screen is dirty.
B
我马上用布擦屏幕
Wǒ mǎshàng yòng bù cā píngmù.
I'll wipe the screen with a cloth right away.

Related words and contrasts

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显示器
xiǎnshìqì
monitor

Often used for computer screens

related
银幕
yínmù
movie screen

Specifically for films or projections

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触屏
chùpíng
touchscreen

A screen you can touch

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