电视台 (diànshìtái) · TV station

电视台 (diànshìtái) means “TV station”. It is written with 3 characters: 电 (electricity) + 视 (look) + 台 (stage). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.

How 电视台 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
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)

视 shì · look

What 视 is made of

礻shì — spirit/altar
- 卜bo — divination
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
  - 丶 — dot
见jiàn — to see
- 冂 — frame
  - 丨 — vertical stroke
- 儿ér — child
  - 丿 — falling stroke
  - 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 见 gives the meaning, 礻 gives the sound. (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

Example sentences

他在电视台工作。Tā zài diànshìtái gōngzuò.He works at a TV station.

这个电视台有很多新闻节目。Zhège diànshìtái yǒu hěn duō xīnwén jiémù.This TV station has a lot of news programs.

Questions about 电视台

What does 电视台 mean?

电视台 (diànshìtái) means “TV station”.

How do you pronounce 电视台?

电视台 is pronounced diànshìtái.

Which HSK level is 电视台?

电视台 is in HSK 3 (2021).

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Learn 电视台 with its group

It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 52: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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