Chinese word

播放

Pronunciation

Pinyinbō fàng

Meaning

  • verbplay

Example

请把这首歌播放一下。qǐng bǎ zhè shǒu gē bō fàng yí xià

Please play this song.

Illustration for 播放 (play)

More examples

他在手机上播放音乐。tā zài shǒu jī shàng bō fàng yīn yuè

He is playing music on his phone.

Core concept

Makes audio or visual content reach listeners or viewers through a technical channel.

Common phrases

  • 播放 一首歌bō fàng yì shǒu gē

    play a song

  • 播放 音乐bō fàng yīn yuè

    play music

  • 播放 下一首bō fàng xià yì shǒu

    play the next song

Similar words

放fàng: Let sound or music play so that listeners can hear it.
放映fàng yìng: Show a film or video on a screen or in a theater for viewers to watch.

Definition in Chinese

使音频或视频开始播放，使其声音或画面在设备上出现。shǐ yīn pín huò shì pín kāi shǐ bō fàng shǐ qí shēng yīn huò huà miàn zài shè bèi shàng chū xiàn

Word origin

播放 (bōfàng, "media playback") is formed from 播 (bō, "spread") and 放 (fàng, "release"), a combination that suits both sending a program to an audience and starting media on a device.

Usage tips

  • In a spoken request, placing the song or video before the verb highlights the chosen item, while a brief sentence-final softener makes the request less abrupt.

Other meanings

  • broadcastverb
  • streamverb

Opposites

Related words

  • 播放器bō fàng qìplayernoun
  • 播放列表bō fàng liè biǎoplaylistnoun
  • 播放量bō fàng liàngplay countnoun

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