(diàn shì) - television, TV in Mandarin

diànshì

Traditional: 電視

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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

。

He is watching television.

台tái。

This television is very big.

。

In the evening we watch the TV news.

播bō。

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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This word is part of lesson 22.