Meaning of 画面
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- scene
- tableau
- picture
- image
- screen (displayed by a computer)
- (motion picture) frame
- field of view
How to use 画面
画面 describes what you see in a frame: a film scene, a photo's composition, a game's graphics, or what shows on a computer screen. It is also used for vivid scenes in memory or imagination. Example: 这部电影的画面很美。(Zhè bù diànyǐng de huàmiàn hěn měi.) The visuals in this movie are beautiful.
画 (huà) means to draw or a painting, and 面 (miàn) means face or surface. A 画面 is the picture you see on a surface, like the image on a screen or a scene in a film.
Common mistake: Learners often use 画面 for a physical painting on a wall, but that is 画 (huà) or 画儿 (huàr). 画面 is the scene or image itself, not the object. Also keep both syllables in fourth tone: huàmiàn.
画面 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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画 huà · to draw · 8 strokes
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面 miàn · face · 9 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 画面.
| 见面 | jiànmiàn | to meet; to see each other |
| 面包 | miànbāo | bread |
| 面条儿 | miàntiáor | erhua variant of 麵條|面条[mian4 tiao2] |
| 面前 | miànqián | in front of; facing |
| 方面 | fāngmiàn | respect; aspect |
| 对面 | duìmiàn | opposite; across (the street etc); directly in front of one; up ahead |
| 画家 | huàjiā | painter |
| 画儿 | huàr | picture; drawing |
| 方便面 | fāngbiànmiàn | instant noodles |
| 里面 | lǐmiàn | inside; interior |
| 外面 | wàimiàn | outside (also pr. [wai4 mian5] for this sense); surface |
| 上面 | shàngmiàn | on top of; above-mentioned |
Questions about 画面
What does 画面 mean?
画面 (huàmiàn) means "scene; tableau" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 画面?
画面 is made of 2 characters: 画 (8 strokes), 面 (9 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 画面 an HSK word?
Yes. 画面 is on the HSK 5 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 画面 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 画面 is written 畫面.
What is the difference between 画面 and 屏幕?
屏幕 (píngmù) is the physical screen, the hardware. 画面 is the image shown on it. You clean a 屏幕, but you look at the 画面.
Can 画面 describe a memory or something imagined?
Yes. You can say 那个画面我一直记得 (nàge huàmiàn wǒ yìzhí jìde), meaning I still remember that scene. It works for any vivid scene you picture in your mind.