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屏蔽

píngbì

to block; to screen; to shield

A smartphone behind a green shield blocks red waves
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Characters in this word

屏 píng

Strokes
9
Radical
户 — door
Made of
户 door 并 to combine, to annex
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 屏

蔽 bì

Strokes
14
Radical
艹 — grass, weed, plant, herb
Made of
艹 grass, weed, plant, herb 敝 to break, to destroy
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 蔽

Example phrases

  • 平台若随意屏蔽争议内容,可能会削弱公共讨论的透明度。 Píngtái ruò suíyì píngbì zhēngyì nèiróng, kěnéng huì xuēruò gōnggòng tǎolùn de tòumíngdù. If a platform arbitrarily blocks controversial content, it may weaken the transparency of public discussion.
  • 我把那个人的消息屏蔽了,耳根清静多了。 Wǒ bǎ nà ge rén de xiāoxi píngbì le, ěrgēn qīngjìng duō le. I blocked that person's messages, and it is much quieter now.
  • 这个房间的墙能屏蔽手机信号。 Zhège fángjiān de qiáng néng píngbì shǒujī xìnhào. The walls of this room can block mobile phone signals.

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