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广播

guǎng bō · guang bo

Traditional 廣播

HSK 3Old HSK 4Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. broadcast
  2. broadcasting
  3. to broadcast
  4. (formal) to propagate
  5. to publicize
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The station announcement

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，车站(chēzhàn)的(de)广播(guǎngbō)在(zài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    Liangliang, what is the station announcement saying?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)也(yě)没(méi)听清(tīngqīng)。你(nǐ)听(tīng)，广播(guǎngbō)又(yòu)说(shuō)了(le)一遍(yībiàn)。

    I did not hear it clearly either. Listen, the announcement is repeating.

  3. Dengdeng

    去(qù)机场(jīchǎng)的(de)车(chē)晚点(wǎndiǎn)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    The bus to the airport is delayed ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    还有(háiyǒu)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)，别(bié)急(jí)。

    Twenty more minutes. Do not hurry.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)我(wǒ)先(xiān)去(qù)买点(mǎidiǎn)吃的(chīde)，你(nǐ)听着(tīngzhe)广播(guǎngbō)。

    Then I will buy some food first. You keep listening to the announcements.

  6. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，不过(bùguò)你(nǐ)回来(huílai)的时候(deshíhou)，广播(guǎngbō)会(huì)说(shuō)车(chē)已经(yǐjīng)到(dào)了(le)。

    OK, but when you come back, the announcement will say the bus has arrived.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

乔(qiáo)治(zhì)，如(rú)果(guǒ)你(nǐ)不(bù)听(tīng)广(guǎng)播(bō)，就(jiù)把(bǎ)它(tā)关(guān)掉(diào)。

George, if you are not listening to the radio, turn it off.

Tatoeba: Chinese by yuiyu · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

要(yào)是(shì)你(nǐ)不(bú)在(zài)听(tīng)广(guǎng)播(bō)的(de)话(huà)，就(jiù)关(guān)掉(diào)它(tā)。

If you're not listening to the radio, turn it off.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ryanwoo · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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广
guǎng

wide; numerous

播
bō

to sow; to scatter

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