电视
diànshìTraditional: 电视
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Translation
television, TV
Word origin
A compound of 电 (dian, electric) and 视 (shi, to look or vision), literally electric vision, hence television.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 电 (dian, electric) + 视 (shi, vision)
Stroke order
电
视
Examples
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He is watching television.
台。
This television is very big.
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In the evening we watch the TV news.
播。
A film is showing on the television.
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Do not watch too much television.
电视 (diàn shì) means television, TV. It is a noun for the television set and for the medium itself.
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