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电视
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Definitiontelevision; TV
Traditional Characters電視
Mandarin (Pinyin)diànshì
Parts of Speech(名) noun
Measure Words,
Topical Word ListsPart of technology/home electronics

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Word Decomposition
 diànelectric; electricity; electrical
 shìto look at; to regard; to inspect; vision
Related Words
Words With Same Head Word    
电话diànhuàtelephone; phone call
电影diànyǐngmovie; film
电车diànchētrolley bus
电灯diàndēngelectric light
电报diànbàotelegram; cable; telegraph
Words With Same Tail Word    
重视zhòngshìto attach importance to something; to value
忽视hūshìto neglect; to ignore
监视jiānshìto monitor; to oversee; to keep a close watch over; to spy on
注视zhùshìto watch attentively; to gaze
轻视qīngshìcontempt; contemptuous; to despise; to scorn; scornful
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