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屏蔽 (píng bì) — to block, to shield, to screen (signals, content, or people)

Definition

屏蔽 is 'to block/screen' in technical and digital contexts (signals, content, messages). 遮挡 is the everyday physical sense of blocking light or view; 掩护 adds protective cover for someone.

verb
to blockto shieldto screen (signals, content, or people)

Examples

  • 屏蔽。
    Zhè ge ruǎn jiàn kě yǐ píng bì lā jī xìn xī.
    This software can block spam messages.
  • 屏蔽。
    Tā píng bì le nà ge rén de wēi xìn.
    He blocked that person's WeChat.
  • 屏蔽。
    Zhè ge ěr jī néng píng bì zào yīn.
    These earphones can block noise.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

屏píngshield
蔽bìcover

屏 (shield) and 蔽 (cover) both block, so together they mean to screen off.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
尸尸shī
Sound part声符shēngfú
并
并bìng屏bǐng
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

屏 pairs 尸 with 并, which supplies the sound.

Open 屏 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
艸艸cǎograss
Sound part声符shēngfú
敝
敝bì蔽⁰bì
Same sound today

蔽 combines 艸 (grass) with 敝, which gives the sound.

Open 蔽 →
Appears in
HSK 3.0 Level 7-9Computers & Internet

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