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电视台

diàn shì tái · dian shi tai

Traditional 電視臺

HSK 3Measure word: 个 gè

Meaning

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  1. television station
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On TV

  1. Liangliang

    快(kuài)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)！电视台(diànshìtái)在(zài)放(fàng)我们(wǒmen)学校(xuéxiào)的(de)足球赛(zúqiúsài)。

    Quick, watch TV! The TV station is showing our school's football match.

  2. Dengdeng

    真的(zhēnde)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)看到(kàndào)你(nǐ)了(le)！

    Really? I see you!

  3. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)在(zài)哪儿(nǎr)？

    Where am I?

  4. Dengdeng

    在(zài)那边(nàbian)，坐着(zuòzhe)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)的(de)那个(nàge)人(rén)。

    Over there, the one sitting and eating.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)是(shì)我(wǒ)？电视台(diànshìtái)怎么(zěnme)拍(pāi)我(wǒ)吃(chī)东西(dōngxi)！

    That's me? Why does the TV station film me eating?

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In a sentence

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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

现(xiàn)在(zài)电(diàn)视(shì)台(tái)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.

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电
diàn

lightning; electricity

视
shì

(literary, or bound form) to look at

台
tái

platform; stage

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