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电视

diàn shì · dian shi

Traditional 電視

HSK 1Measure words: 台 tái, 部 bù

Meaning

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  1. television; TV
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Grandpa's TV

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)爷爷(yéye)每天(měitiān)晚上(wǎnshang)都(dōu)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)。

    My grandpa watches TV every evening.

  2. Dengdeng

    他(tā)喜欢(xǐhuan)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？

    What does he like to watch?

  3. Liangliang

    新闻(xīnwén)，还有(háiyǒu)一个(yīgè)很(hěn)老(lǎo)的(de)电视剧(diànshìjù)。

    The news, and a very old drama.

  4. Dengdeng

    他(tā)一个人(yīgèrén)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)不(bù)无聊(wúliáo)吗(ma)？

    Isn't he bored watching TV alone?

  5. Liangliang

    不会(bùhuì)，他(tā)一边(yībiān)看(kàn)电视(diànshì)，一边(yībiān)问(wèn)我(wǒ)：后来(hòulái)呢(ne)？

    No. While he watches TV, he keeps asking me what happened next.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

买(mǎi)新(xīn)的(de)电(diàn)视(shì)不(bú)会(huì)让(ràng)你(nǐ)幸(xìng)福(fú)。

Buying a new TV won't make you happy.

Tatoeba: Chinese by svhschinese · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

你(nǐ)可(kě)以(yǐ)把(bǎ)电(diàn)视(shì)的(de)音(yīn)量(liàng)调(tiáo)低(dī)一(yì)点(diǎn)吗(ma)？

Would you please turn down the TV?

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

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电
diàn

lightning; electricity

视
shì

(literary, or bound form) to look at

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