diàn shì jī
television
我想买一台电视机。
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī tái diànshìjī.
I want to buy a TV.
房间角落放着一台旧电视机。
Fángjiān jiǎoluò fàngzhe yī tái jiù diànshìjī
An old television sits in the corner of the room.
电视机坏了。
diànshìjī huàile.
The TV is broken.
电视 (diànshì)
television
电视机 (diànshìjī)
television set
电视机 (diànshìjī)
TV
收音机 (shōuyīnjī)
radio
电脑 (diànnǎo)
computer
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The Chinese word for television, 电视机 (diànshìjī), is a compound of two characters: 电视 (diànshì), meaning "television", and 机 (jī), meaning "machine". The character 电视 is a combination of the characters 电 (diàn), meaning "electricity", and 视 (shì), meaning "to see". This reflects the fact that television is an electronic device that allows people to see images and hear sounds from a distance. The character 机 is a general term for a machine or device, and is used in many other Chinese words, such as 电脑 (diànnǎo), meaning "computer", and 洗衣机 (xǐyījī), meaning "washing machine".
