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    Referring to television with 电视 (diànshì)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    电视

    Explanation

    电视 (diànshì) means "television" and is used both for the device itself and for the medium of TV broadcasting. It combines 电 (electric) and 视 (to view), and appears frequently in compound nouns like 电视节目 (TV program) or 电视台 (TV station).

    Examples

    • 我每天晚上都会看一会儿电视。

      Wǒ měitiān wǎnshàng dōu huì kàn yīhuìr diànshì.

      I watch TV for a while every evening.

    • 这个电视节目最近特别火。

      Zhège diànshì jiémù zuìjìn tèbié huǒ.

      This TV show has been especially popular recently.

    • 家里的电视坏了，得买一台新的。

      Jiā lǐ de diànshì huài le, děi mǎi yī tái xīn de.

      The TV at home is broken; we need to buy a new one.

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