Chinese word

实况

Pronunciation

Pinyinshí kuàng

Meaning

  • nounlive broadcast

Example

别走开,我要给你看实况。bié zǒu kāi wǒ yào gěi nǐ kàn shí kuàng

Don't go anywhere; I'll show you the live broadcast.

Illustration for 实况 (live broadcast)

More examples

裁判的判罚在实况视频中清楚可见。cái pàn de pàn fá zài shí kuàng shì pín zhōng qīng chǔ kě jiàn

The referee's call can be clearly seen in the live video.

Core concept

The real circumstances unfolding at a particular moment, especially when they are observed or reported as they happen.

Common phrases

  • 实况视频shí kuàng shì pín

    live video

Similar words

直播zhí bō: An online stream that sends audio or video to viewers almost as it happens.
现场直播xiàn chǎng zhí bō: A live broadcast of an event that reaches viewers as it unfolds.
现场报道xiàn chǎng bào dào: On-site news coverage that gathers and reports information directly from where an event is happening.

Definition in Chinese

表示某一时刻真实发生的情况,也指媒体对该情况的现场实时报道或转播。biǎo shì mǒu yì shí kè zhēn shí fā shēng de qíng kuàng yě zhǐ méi tǐ duì gāi qíng kuàng de xiàn chǎng shí shí bào dào huò zhuǎn bō

Word origin

实 (shí, "real") + 况 (kuàng, "circumstances") combines to mean the circumstances as they truly unfold, later extending naturally to immediate media coverage of them.

Usage tips

  • In everyday media talk, the noun can point either to the event being observed or to its coverage, so context shows which one is meant.

Other meanings

  • actual situationnoun

Related words

  • 实况视频shí kuàng shì pínlive videonoun

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