直播
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 6
直播 (zhíbō) · live broadcast
直播 (zhíbō) means “live broadcast; to broadcast live; to livestream”. It is written with 2 characters: 直 (straight) + 播 (to sow seeds). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 直播 is built
The characters
直 zhí · straight
What 直 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: To look someone in the eye 目 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
播 bō · to sow seeds
What 播 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 番fān — to take turns
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 木mù — tree
- 田tián — field
- 冂 — frame
- 土tǔ — earth
- 米mǐ — uncooked rice
Origin hint: To sow seeds 番 by hand 扌; 番 also provides the pronunciation (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
电视上正在直播比赛。Diànshì shàng zhèngzài zhíbō bǐsài.The game is being broadcast live on TV.
今晚的演唱会有直播吗？Jīnwǎn de yǎnchànghuì yǒu zhíbō ma?Will tonight's concert be streamed live?
Questions about 直播
What does 直播 mean?
直播 (zhíbō) means “live broadcast; to broadcast live; to livestream”.
How do you pronounce 直播?
直播 is pronounced zhíbō.
Which HSK level is 直播?
直播 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 一直yīzhístraight
- 直接zhíjiēdirectly
- 简直jiǎnzhísimply
- 直到zhídàountil
- 垂直chuízhívertical
- 理直气壮lǐzhíqìzhuàngconfident in being right
- 直径zhíjìngdiameter
- 直zhístraight
- 播出bōchūto broadcast
- 播放bōfàngto play
Learn 直播 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 25: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.