Definition & Meaning

1.barrier; parclose; scherm; protective screen

2.protect; guard; shield; provide a protective screen (for)

Word usage

Words with ping zhang

píng zhàng

屏 障

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1
n.barrier; parclose; scherm; protective screen
- hòu shān shì wǒ men zhèn de tiān rán píng zhàng
  后山是我们镇的天然屏障。
  The mountains behind our town provide a natural defence for us.
- cháng jiāng shì dōng běi fāng xiàng de yī dào píng zhàng
  长江是东北方向的一道屏障。
  The Yangtze river is a barrier to the north-east.
- yān shān shì běi jīng de tiān rán píng zhàng
  燕山是北京的天然屏障。
  The Yanshan Hills provide a natural defence for Beijing.
2
v.fmlprotect; guard; shield; provide a protective screen (for)
- píng zhàng zhōng yuán shì bù kě xíng de
  屏障中原是不可行的。
  Protect the Central Plains was not feasible.
- rú hé píng zhàng jì yì
  如何屏障记忆？
  How to screen memory?
- tā men xuǎn zé píng zhàng jīng dū
  他们选择屏障京都。
  They chose to protect the capital city.
synonym
píng bì屏蔽 zhē dǎng遮挡 yǎn bì掩蔽 zhàng bì障蔽

Word usage

Note
"屏障" is different from "障碍". "障碍" refer to things that are considered to have negative effects; "屏障" refer to things that are considered to have positive effects.
common measure word
"屏障" is often matched with measure word "个"or"道"or"处".
- 一个屏障
  one barrier
- 一道屏障
  one barrier
- 一处屏障
  one barrier

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