Chinese Conversation · Level 58
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Chinese word
有线电视
Pronunciation
Pinyinyǒu xiàn diàn shì
Meaning
- nouncable TV
Example
我们订了有线电视套餐。wǒ men dìng le yǒu xiàn diàn shì tào cān
We subscribed to a cable TV package.
More examples
客厅的电视可以收看有线电视。kè tīng de diàn shì ké yǐ shōu kàn yǒu xiàn diàn shì
The TV in the living room can receive cable TV.
Core concept
A home television connection that carries many channels and related services from a provider through a cable.
Common phrases
订购有线电视服务dìng gòu yǒu xiàn diàn shì fú wù
order cable TV service
收看有线电视频道shōu kàn yǒu xiàn diàn shì pín dào
watch cable TV channels
有线电视公司yǒu xiàn diàn shì gōng sī
cable TV company
Similar words
电视diàn shì: A machine that shows television programs and other video on a screen.
网络电视wǎng luò diàn shì: A television service that delivers programs and video through the internet.
机顶盒jī dǐng hé: A small device connected to a television that receives signals and produces pictures.
Definition in Chinese
通过有线网络向家庭用户传送电视信号并提供频道、录制等附加服务的付费电视服务。tōng guò yǒu xiàn wǎng luò xiàng jiā tíng yòng hù chuán sòng diàn shì xìn hào bìng tí gōng pín dào lù zhì děng fù jiā fú wù de fù fèi diàn shì fú wù
Word origin
有 (yǒu, "have") + 线 (xiàn, "wire") describes a wired route, while 电 (diàn, "electricity") + 视 (shì, "view") names television, so the compound refers to television delivered through wires.
Usage tips
- Unlike English cable, which can mean the wire alone, this Chinese noun refers to the television service in subscription and billing contexts.
Opposites
- 网络电视wǎng luò diàn shìinternet TVnoun
- 卫星电视wèi xīng diàn shìsatellite TVnoun
Related words
- 有线电视服务yǒu xiàn diàn shì fú wùcable TV servicenoun
- 有线电视台yǒu xiàn diàn shì táicable TV stationnoun