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直播

zhí bō · zhi bo

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. (TV, radio) to broadcast live
  2. live broadcast
  3. (Internet) to livestream
  4. (agriculture) direct seeding
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In a conversation

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The pot livestream

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)直播(zhíbō)吗(ma)？

    Do you watch livestreams?

  2. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)昨天(zuótiān)看(kàn)了(le)一场(yīchǎng)卖(mài)锅(guō)的(de)直播(zhíbō)。

    Yesterday I watched a livestream selling pots.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)买(mǎi)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you buy anything?

  4. Dengdeng

    买(mǎi)了(le)三个(sāngè)。

    Three pots.

  5. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)一个(yīgè)灶(zào)！

    You only have one stove!

  6. Dengdeng

    主播(zhǔbō)太(tài)会(huì)说(shuō)了(le)，下次(xiàcì)我(wǒ)直播(zhíbō)洗(xǐ)锅(guō)。

    The host was too good. Next time I'll livestream washing pots.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)场(chǎng)足(zú)球(qiú)比(bǐ)赛(sài)今(jīn)晚(wǎn)会(huì)在(zài)电(diàn)视(shì)上(shàng)直(zhí)播(bō)。

This football match will be broadcast live on TV tonight.

02

她(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)晚(wǎn)上(shàng)在(zài)网(wǎng)上(shàng)直(zhí)播(bō)唱(chàng)歌(gē)，很(hěn)受(shòu)欢(huān)迎(yíng)。

She livestreams her singing online every evening and is very popular.

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直
zhí

straight; to straighten

播
bō

to sow; to scatter

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