电
视

Television in Chinese: 电视 (diàn shì)

diàn shì

television

HSK 1Traditional: 電視2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1television; TV

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电
视

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

电视

Simplified

電視

Traditional

Example sentences

See 电视 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 我看电视。

    wǒ kàn diàn shì。

    I watch television.

  • 电视坏了。

    diàn shì huài le。

    The television doesn't work.

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Related words

电

diàn

lightning

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

电梯

diàn tī

elevator

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

重视

zhòng shì

to attach importance to sth

电池

diàn chí

battery

电台

diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

忽视

hū shì

to neglect

轻视

qīng shì

contempt

闪电

shǎn diàn

lightning

电话

diàn huà

telephone

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