频道
Old HSK 5
频道 (píndào) · (TV or radio) channel
频道 (píndào) means “(TV or radio) channel”. It is written with 2 characters: 频 (frequency) + 道 (road). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 频道 is built
The characters
频 pín · frequency
What 频 is made of
- 步bù — walk
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 上shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 止zhǐ — to stop
- 页yè — page
- 贝bèi — sea shell
- 冂 — frame
- 人rén — person
- 贝bèi — sea shell
道 dào · road
What 道 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 首shǒu — chief
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 丷ha — kwukyel
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 首 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你想看哪个频道？Nǐ xiǎng kàn nǎge píndào?Which channel do you want to watch?
这个频道只播体育节目。Zhège píndào zhǐ bō tǐyù jiémù.This channel only shows sports programmes.
Questions about 频道
What does 频道 mean?
频道 (píndào) means “(TV or radio) channel”.
How do you pronounce 频道?
频道 is pronounced píndào.
Which HSK level is 频道?
频道 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 频繁pínfánfrequent
- 频率pínlǜfrequency
- 视频shìpínvideo
- 知道zhīdàoto know
- 道理dàolireason
- 道路dàolùroad
- 味道wèidaotaste
- 报道bàodàoto report (news)
- 难道nándàocould it be that…?
- 街道jiēdàostreet
Learn 频道 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 71: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.