HSK · Level 22
135 words
Chinese word
彩电
Pronunciation
Pinyincǎi diàn
Meaning
- nouncolor TV
Example
家里有一台彩电。jiā lǐ yǒu yì tái cǎi diàn
There is a color TV at home.
More examples
消费者在彩电市场比较价格后再决定。xiāo fèi zhě zài cǎi diàn shì chǎng bǐ jiào jià gé hòu zài jué dìng
Consumers compare prices in the color TV market before deciding.
Core concept
A household screen that brings electrical signals to life as colorful moving pictures.
Common phrases
彩电市场cǎi diàn shì chǎng
color TV market
彩电价格cǎi diàn jià gé
color TV prices
选购彩电xuǎn gòu cǎi diàn
shop for a color TV
Similar words
电视diàn shì: A television that receives broadcasts and presents programs through a screen and speaker.
电视机diàn shì jī: A complete television unit with a display and sound output for watching video.
Definition in Chinese
指能够显示彩色影像的电视机，是“彩色电视机”的简称。zhǐ néng gòu xiǎn shì cǎi sè yǐng xiàng de diàn shì jī shì cǎi sè diàn shì jī de jiǎn chēng
Word origin
彩电 (cǎidiàn, "color TV") is a shortened form of 彩色电视机 (cǎisè diànshìjī, "color television set"), formed by retaining key characters from the longer name.
Usage tips
- The first syllable is cǎi with a third tone, while the second is diàn with a falling fourth tone, so the two parts have clearly different pitch patterns.
Opposites
- 黑白电视hēi bái diàn shìblack-and-white TVnoun
Related words
- 彩电业cǎi diàn yècolor TV industrynoun