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天线

tiān xiàn · tian xian

Traditional 天線

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. antenna
  2. mast
  3. connection with high-ranking officials
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Snowy TV

  1. Liangliang

    老(lǎo)电视(diànshì)的(de)画面(huàmiàn)全(quán)是(shì)雪花(xuěhuā)。

    The old TV picture is all snow.

  2. Dengdeng

    是不是(shìbùshì)天线(tiānxiàn)歪(wāi)了(le)？

    Is the antenna crooked?

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)去(qù)房顶(fángdǐng)看看(kànkan)。天线(tiānxiàn)真的(zhēnde)歪(wāi)了(le)！

    I'll go check the roof. The antenna really is crooked!

  4. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)慢点(màndiǎn)，我(wǒ)来(lái)扶(fú)梯子(tīzi)。

    Careful. I'll hold the ladder.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)了(le)，天线(tiānxiàn)正(zhèng)了(le)，电视(diànshì)有(yǒu)画面(huàmiàn)了(le)！

    Done! The antenna is straight, and the TV has a picture!

  6. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)，现在(xiànzài)在(zài)放(fàng)广告(guǎnggào)。

    But now it's showing ads.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)男(nán)人(rén)试(shì)着(zhe)安(ān)装(zhuāng)他(tā)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)天(tiān)线(xiàn)。

The man tried to install his own antenna.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

屋(wū)顶(dǐng)上(shàng)的(de)天(tiān)线(xiàn)被(bèi)大(dà)风(fēng)吹(chuī)歪(wāi)了(le)。

The antenna on the roof was blown crooked by the strong wind.

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