HSK · Level 40
120 words
Chinese word
电视台
Pronunciation
Pinyindiàn shì tái
Meaning
- nountelevision station
Example
我在电视台工作。wǒ zài diàn shì tái gōng zuò
I work at a TV station.
More examples
他们的节目在电视台播出。tā men de jié mù zài diàn shì tái bō chū
Their program is aired on a TV station.
Core concept
A broadcasting organization that creates programs and sends them out to viewers.
Common phrases
在电视台工作zài diàn shì tái gōng zuò
work at a TV station
电视台记者diàn shì tái jì zhě
TV station reporter
电视台节目diàn shì tái jié mù
TV station program
Similar words
频道pín dào: A numbered or named path of television broadcasts that viewers can choose to watch.
电视节目diàn shì jié mù: A single program or piece of content broadcast on television.
电视机diàn shì jī: A machine used at home or elsewhere to watch pictures and hear sound from television.
Definition in Chinese
承担电视节目从制作到对外播出的机构或单位，即开展电视传播业务的组织实体。chéng dān diàn shì jié mù cóng zhì zuò dào duì wài bō chū de jī gòu huò dān wèi jí kāi zhǎn diàn shì chuán bō yè wù de zǔ zhī shí tǐ
Word origin
电 (diàn, "electric") + 视 (shì, "see") forms 电视 (diànshì, "television"), while 台 (tái, "platform or institutional unit") marks an organized broadcasting operation.
Usage tips
- In everyday Chinese, this noun commonly identifies the organization behind a broadcast, even when the context is its staff, work, or public role rather than a physical site.