How to Say ‘Separated by a screen’ in Simplified Chinese
用屏风隔开
yòng píng fēng gé kāi
[yòng píng fēng gé kāi]
💬 Usage Tip: 用 "use" + a tool + an action is how Chinese says "do something with X". The tool comes before the action: 用筷子吃 "eat with chopsticks".
Phrase Breakdown
用
yòng
[yòng]
to use; with
A verb or preposition showing the tool or means used to do something.
我们用屏风把大厅分成两部分。
We use a screen to divide the hall into two parts.
屏风
píng fēng
[píng fēng]
folding screen
A movable panel used to divide a space.
房间里有一个屏风。
There is a folding screen in the room.
隔开
gé kāi
[gé kāi]
to separate; to partition
To divide things or spaces apart.
把两张桌子隔开。
Separate the two tables.
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