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播

bō · bo

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Meaning

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  1. to sow
  2. to scatter
  3. to spread
  4. to broadcast
  5. Taiwan pr. [bò]
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The song with la la la

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)能不能(néngbùnéng)播(bō)一首(yīshǒu)歌(gē)？

    Can you play a song?

  2. Dengdeng

    播(bō)哪(nǎ)一首(yīshǒu)？

    Which one should I play?

  3. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)你(nǐ)上次(shàngcì)播(bō)的(de)那首(nàshǒu)，我(wǒ)很(hěn)喜欢(xǐhuan)。

    The one you played last time. I liked it a lot.

  4. Dengdeng

    上次(shàngcì)我(wǒ)播(bō)了(le)十首(shíshǒu)呢(ne)，你(nǐ)说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)哪首(nǎshǒu)？

    Last time I played ten songs. Which one do you mean?

  5. Liangliang

    就是(jiùshì)那首(nàshǒu)里面(lǐmiàn)有(yǒu)啦啦啦(lalala)的(de)！

    The one with la la la in it!

  6. Dengdeng

    每(měi)一首(yīshǒu)都(dōu)有(yǒu)啦啦啦(lalala)啊(a)！

    Every song has la la la!

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2 examples
01

他(tā)们(men)用(yòng)慢(màn)动(dòng)作(zuò)把(bǎ)那(nà)一(yí)幕(mù)播(bō)了(le)出(chū)来(lái)。

They showed the scene in slow motion.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by FeuDRenais · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

我(wǒ)看(kàn)了(le)电(diàn)视(shì)播(bō)的(de)篮(lán)球(qiú)赛(sài)。

I watched the basketball game on TV.

Tatoeba: Chinese by EDOBEAR · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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