电台
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
电台 (diàntái) · radio station
电台 (diàntái) means “radio station; radio”. It is written with 2 characters: 电 (electricity) + 台 (stage). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 电台 is built
The characters
电 diàn · electricity
What 电 is made of
- 曰yuē — to speak
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: Simplified form of 電; lightning 申 from a storm cloud 雨 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
台 tái · stage
What 台 is made of
- 厶sī — private
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
我每天早上听电台。Wǒ měi tiān zǎoshang tīng diàntái.I listen to the radio every morning.
你喜欢哪个电台？Nǐ xǐhuan nǎge diàntái?Which radio station do you like?
Questions about 电台
What does 电台 mean?
电台 (diàntái) means “radio station; radio”.
How do you pronounce 电台?
电台 is pronounced diàntái.
Which HSK level is 电台?
电台 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 打电话dǎdiànhuàto make a phone call
- 电话diànhuàtelephone
- 电脑diànnǎocomputer
- 电视diànshìtelevision
- 电视机diànshìjītelevision set
- 电影diànyǐngfilm
- 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema
- 电视剧diànshìjùTV series
- 电视台diànshìtáiTV station
- 电子邮件diànzǐ yóujiànemail
Learn 电台 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 53: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.