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播放

bō fàng · bo fang

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
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In a conversation

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The silent song

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，能不能(néngbùnéng)换(huàn)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)？现在(xiànzài)放(fàng)的(de)这首(zhèshǒu)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)。

    Boss, could we change the song? This one playing now is too noisy.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)听(tīng)那首(nàshǒu)老歌(lǎogē)。

    I'd like to hear that old song.

  3. Qiqi

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)给(gěi)你(nǐ)播放(bōfàng)那首(nàshǒu)老歌(lǎogē)。

    Sure. I'll play that old song for you.

  4. Liangliang

    咦(yí)，怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)声音(shēngyīn)？

    Huh, why is there no sound?

  5. Qiqi

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，我(wǒ)忘(wàng)了(le)开(kāi)声音(shēngyīn)，已经(yǐjīng)播放(bōfàng)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)了(le)。

    Sorry, I forgot to turn the sound on. It's been playing for three minutes.

  6. Dengdeng

    没关系(méiguānxi)，这(zhè)三分钟(sānfēnzhōng)很(hěn)安静(ānjìng)，我(wǒ)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    No problem. These three minutes were quiet, and I like that.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)视(shì)台(tái)现(xiàn)在(zài)正(zhèng)在(zài)播(bō)放(fàng)足(zú)球(qiú)赛(sài)。

The football game is now on the air.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

请(qǐng)播(bō)放(fàng)那(nà)首(shǒu)老(lǎo)歌(gē)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)再(zài)听(tīng)一(yí)遍(biàn)。

Please play that old song; I want to hear it again.

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播
bō

to sow; to scatter

放
fàng

to put; to place

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