Chinese word

播出

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō chū

Meaning

  • verbair

Example

电视台今晚会播出这部电影。diàn shì tái jīn wǎn huì bō chū zhè bù diàn yǐng

The TV station will air this movie tonight.

Illustration for 播出 (air)

More examples

电台明晚会播出一小时的特别节目。diàn tái míng wǎn huì bō chū yì xiǎo shí de tè bié jié mù

The radio station will air a one-hour special program tomorrow evening.

Core concept

Recorded or live media moves outward from a broadcaster in a planned public flow.

Common phrases

  • 播出节目bō chū jié mù

    air a program

  • 播出电影bō chū diàn yǐng

    air a movie

  • 电视台播出新闻diàn shì tái bō chū xīn wén

    TV station airs news

Similar words

播放bō fàng: Play audio or video on a device or player for people to watch or hear.
广播guǎng bō: Send audio or information to many people through broadcasting equipment.
转播zhuǎn bō: Relay an original broadcast through another station or channel.

Definition in Chinese

媒体或平台将录制或现场直播的音视频通过信号或网络有计划地传送给公众供其收看或收听的行为。méi tǐ huò píng tái jiāng lù zhì huò xiàn chǎng zhí bō de yīn shì pín tōng guò xìn hào huò wǎng luò yǒu jì huà dì chuán sòng gěi gōng zhòng gōng qí shōu kàn huò shōu tīng de xíng wéi

Word origin

播 (bō, "scatter") + 出 (chū, "out") combines the idea of spreading something outward with sending it out, giving the word its media-release sense.

Usage tips

  • In a program schedule, this verb marks the broadcaster's planned time for sending a program to the public, not the moment a viewer chooses to watch it.

Other meanings

  • showverb
  • broadcastnoun

Opposites

  • 停播tíng bōstop broadcastingverb
  • 撤播chè bōcancel a broadcastverb

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