How to say “screen” in Chinese

屏幕
píngmù

screen

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Gadgets and the internet”

“Screen” in Chinese is 屏幕, píng mù: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

屏幕 is read píng mù: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

píng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
mù — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

屏
píng — folding screen; screen

On top, 尸; under it, 并 bìng hints at the reading, as it also does in 瓶 píng.

幕
mù — curtain; screen

Below, 巾 “cloth”; on top, 莫 mò hints at the reading, as it also does in 慕 mù.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “屏幕”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 屏幕. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我的手机屏幕摔碎了wǒdeshǒujīpíngmùshuāisuìleMy phone screen broke.
  • 我的手机屏幕是六寸的wǒdeshǒujīpíngmùshìliùcùndeMy phone has a six-inch screen.

More words from the lesson “Computer and keyboard”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “screen” in Chinese?

“Screen” in Chinese is 屏幕, pinyin píngmù.

What does 屏幕 mean?

屏幕 (píngmù) means “screen”.

How do you write 屏幕?

屏幕 is 2 characters: 屏 (píng) — folding screen; screen; 幕 (mù) — curtain; screen. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 屏幕?

屏幕 is read píngmù. Tones: píng — second tone, mù — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.

“screen” in the lesson “Computer and keyboard”

This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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