电视

diànshì

Traditional: 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

Stroke order for 电

Stroke order for 视

Examples

He is watching television.

tái

This television is very big.

In the evening we watch the TV news.

A film is showing on the television.

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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