電視

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Chinese

electric; electricity; electrical to look at; to regard; to inspect
trad. (電視) 電 視
simp. (电视) 电 视
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Noun

電視

  1. television; TV; the small screen
    上電視／上电视  ―  shàng diànshì  ―  to be on TV
    液晶電視／液晶电视  ―  yèjīng diànshì  ―  liquid crystal TV
    我喜歡看電視。／我喜欢看电视。  ―  Wǒ xǐhuān kàn diànshì.  ―  I like to watch TV.
    我好鍾意睇電視。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    我好钟意睇电视。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    ngo5 hou2 zung1 ji3 tai2 din6 si6.
    I like to watch TV.
  2. (countable) television set; TV set (Classifier: 臺／台 m)
    他修電視屏幕和電腦屏幕。 [MSC, trad.]
    他修电视屏幕和电脑屏幕。 [MSC, simp.]
    Tā xiū diànshì píngmù hé diànnǎo píngmù.
    He repairs television screens and computer screens.

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Kanji in this term
電 視
でん
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Grade: 6
goon kan’on
Alternative spelling
電視 (kyūjitai)

Noun

電(でん)視(し) • (denshi) 

  1. (obsolete) television
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