屏
píngbǐngbīng HSK6

folding screen

屏 píng frequency
screen/shield noun
a protective barrier or shield, often used in metaphorical or military contexts

他在书房的门口放了一扇雕花木屏。

tā zài shū​fáng de mén​kǒu fàng le yī shàn diāo​huā mù píng.

He placed a carved wooden screen at the entrance of his study.

screen noun
(standing) screen

座位后面立着一架雕花精美的屏。

zuò​wèi hòu​mian lì zhe yī jià diāo​huā jīng​měi de píng.

An exquisitely carved screen stood behind the seat.

屏 bǐng
discard verb
to get rid of, put aside, or reject

他屏去左右，开始独自沉思。

tā bǐng qù zuǒ​yòu, kāi​shǐ dú​zì chén​sī.

He dismissed those around him and began to contemplate alone.

hold breath verb
to keep control or hold one's breath

他屏着气，不敢发出一丁点声音。

tā bǐng zhe qì, bù gǎn fā​chū yī​dīng​diǎn shēng​yīn.

He held his breath, not daring to make a sound.

屏 bīng
anxious verb
used in the compound 屏营 bīng​yíng, meaning nervous or fearful

他在等待面试结果时，内心感到屏营不安。

tā zài děng​dài miàn​shì jié​guǒ shí, nèi​xīn gǎn​dào bīng​yíng bù'ān.

He felt anxious and uneasy while waiting for the interview results.

Cross-References

Has variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
1,891st most common 42.4 per million
Movie subtitles
2,017th most common 18.9 per million appears in 10% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1.85 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
46.3 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 6
HSK 3.0
Level 6
Strokes
9
Unicode
U+5C4F

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)