电视
diànshì
television; TV
Type: NounsHSK 1
电 (electricity) + 视 (to view). 'Electric vision' is television — a thoroughly modern compound (20th century).
China Central Television's New Year Gala (春晚, Chūnwǎn) is the most-watched programme on earth, with over a billion viewers every year.
视
礻shìaltar
见jiànto see
我们看电视吧。
Wǒmen kàn diànshì ba.
Let's watch television.
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