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桌面

zhuōmiàn

Description

桌面就是桌子上面平平的那一层。

桌面 is the flat surface on top of a table.

现在这个词也常常用来说电脑打开后看到的画面。

Now this word is also often used to refer to the screen you see when a computer is turned on.

Meanings

桌面zhuōmiàn

the top surface of a table or desk

请把书放在桌面上。

Please put the book on the desk.

桌面zhuōmiàn

desktop screen on a computer

我把照片放在电脑桌面上了。

I put the photo on the computer desktop.

Related words

桌子书桌电脑屏幕桌布

Notes

  • Etymology

    桌 (table) + 面 (surface/face), literally "table surface".

  • Nuance

    the computer sense is now very common in everyday tech talk.

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