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有线电视

yǒu xiàn diàn shì · you xian dian shi

Traditional 有線電視

Meaning

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  1. cable television
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Grandpa and cable TV

  1. Liangliang

    爷爷(yéye)家(jiā)还(hái)在(zài)看(kàn)有线电视(yǒuxiàndiànshì)。

    Grandpa still watches cable TV at home.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？现在(xiànzài)很多(hěnduō)人(rén)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)看(kàn)。

    Really? Many people use phones now.

  3. Liangliang

    爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)有线电视(yǒuxiàndiànshì)有(yǒu)他(tā)喜欢的(xǐhuande)京剧(jīngjù)。

    Grandpa says cable TV has the Peking opera he likes.

  4. Dengdeng

    有线电视(yǒuxiàndiànshì)一个(yīgè)月(yuè)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    How much is cable TV a month?

  5. Liangliang

    二十(èrshí)块(kuài)，爷爷(yéye)说(shuō)比(bǐ)手机(shǒujī)流量(liúliàng)便宜(piányi)！

    Twenty yuan. Grandpa says it is cheaper than phone data!

  6. Dengdeng

    爷爷(yéye)算得(suànde)真(zhēn)清楚(qīngchu)！

    Grandpa really did the math!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)们(men)家(jiā)去(qù)年(nián)把(bǎ)有(yǒu)线(xiàn)电(diàn)视(shì)换(huàn)成(chéng)了(le)网(wǎng)络(luò)电(diàn)视(shì)。

Last year our family switched from cable television to internet TV.

02

这(zhè)个(ge)小(xiǎo)区(qū)还(hái)没(méi)有(yǒu)接(jiē)通(tōng)有(yǒu)线(xiàn)电(diàn)视(shì)，只(zhǐ)能(néng)收(shōu)到(dào)几(jǐ)个(ge)台(tái)。

This neighborhood isn't connected to cable television yet, so we can only receive a few channels.

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