屏 píng
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 户 — door
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
屏障
píngzhàng
barrier; protective screen
Characters in this word
障 zhàng
- Strokes
- 13
- Radical
- 阝 — place, town, city
- Made of
- 阝 place, town, city 章 chapter, section, writing
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 健全的法律体系是防止权力滥用的重要屏障。 Jiànquán de fǎlǜ tǐxì shì fángzhǐ quánlì lànyòng de zhòngyào píngzhàng. A sound legal system is an important barrier against the abuse of power.
- 这片森林是村子抵挡风沙的天然屏障。 Zhè piàn sēnlín shì cūnzi dǐdǎng fēngshā de tiānrán píngzhàng. This forest is the village's natural barrier against wind and sand.
- 高高的围墙是这个院子的屏障，外面的噪音传不进来。 Gāogāo de wéiqiáng shì zhège yuànzi de píngzhàng, wàimiàn de zàoyīn chuán bù jìnlái. The high wall is a screen for this courtyard, and noise from outside cannot get in.
Related words
- 屏蔽 píngbì to block; to screen; to shield
- 保障 bǎozhàng to ensure, to guarantee; guarantee
- 故障 gùzhàng breakdown, malfunction
- 障碍 zhàng'ài obstacle; to hinder
- 溺水 nìshuǐ to drown; to be drowning
- 守护 shǒuhù to guard; to protect
- 失踪 shīzōng to go missing; to disappear
- 看管 kānguǎn to look after; to watch over
- 解救 jiějiù to rescue; to save
- 看守 kānshǒu to guard; to watch over
- 解围 jiěwéi to help out of a difficult situation; to relieve a siege
- 警戒 jǐngjiè to guard against; to be on alert