电视/電視 diànshì — television

Meanings

1. 1

   television

   The set and the medium alike. Watching it is 看电视 — the verb is 看, never 听 or 读.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 电/電

  diàn (fourth tone, falling)

  electricity; lightning; a telegram; to give an electric shock

  5 strokesRadical 田

Example sentences

• 爸爸在家看电视。/爸爸在家看電視。Bàba (fourth tone, falling) zài (fourth tone, falling) jiā (first tone, high and level) kàn (fourth tone, falling) diànshì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  Dad is watching television at home.

• 我不太喜欢看电视。/我不太喜歡看電視。Wǒ (third tone, dipping) bú (second tone, rising) tài (fourth tone, falling) xǐhuan (third tone, dipping) kàn (fourth tone, falling) diànshì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  I’m not very keen on television.

Similar words

Words containing 电

• 电话/電話diàn (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)telephone
• 电影/電影diànyǐng (fourth tone, falling)film, movie
• 电/電diàn (fourth tone, falling)lightning
• 电脑/電腦diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling)computer
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 打电话/打電話dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà (fourth tone, falling)to make a phone call
• 电梯/電梯diàntī (fourth tone, falling)lift, elevator
• 电力/電力diàn (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)electrical power
• 电视台/電視臺diàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) tái (second tone, rising)television station
• 电池/電池diàn (fourth tone, falling) chí (second tone, rising)battery
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail
• 电视剧/電視劇diàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) jù (fourth tone, falling)TV series
• 电台/電臺diàn (fourth tone, falling) tái (second tone, rising)transmitter-receiver
• 电源/電源diàn (fourth tone, falling) yuán (second tone, rising)electric power source
• 闪电/閃電shǎn (third tone, dipping) diàn (fourth tone, falling)lightning
• 来电/來電lái (second tone, rising) diàn (fourth tone, falling)incoming telephone call (or telegram)
• 电视机/電視機diàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) jī (first tone, high and level)television set