电 视 diàn shì television / TV / CL:臺|台[tai2],個|个[ge4] 专 题 zhuān tí specific topic (addressed by a book, lecture, TV program etc) / article, report or program etc on a specific topic 主 持 zhǔ chí to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor 好 看 hǎo kàn good-looking / nice-looking / good (of a movie, book, TV show etc) / embarrassed / humiliated 电 视 剧 diàn shì jù TV series / TV drama / CL:部[bu4] 主 持 人 zhǔ chí rén TV or radio presenter / host / anchor 开 机 kāi jī to start an engine / to boot up (a computer) / to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete / to begin shooting a film or TV show 彩 电 cǎi diàn color TV 播 出 bō chū to broadcast / to air (a TV program etc) 收 看 shōu kàn to watch (a TV program) 网 络 电 视 wǎng luò diàn shì webtelevision / web TV 中 央 电 视 台 Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network 卫 视 wèi shì satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視|卫星电视[wei4 xing1 dian4 shi4]) 大 山 Dà shān Dashan, stage name of Canadian Mark Henry Rowswell (1965-), actor and well-known TV personality in PRC 首 映 shǒu yìng to premiere (a movie or TV show) / premiere (of a movie) / first-run (movie) / to greet (the eye) before anything else (e.g. when entering a room) 续 集 xù jí sequel / next episode (of TV series etc) 萤 幕 yíng mù screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw) 收 视 shōu shì to watch TV 制 式 zhì shì standardized / standard (service, method etc) / regulation (clothing etc) / formulaic / (telecommunications etc) system / format (e.g. the PAL or NTSC systems for TV signals) 对 比 度 duì bǐ dù contrast (balance of black and white in TV screen setup) / degree of contrast 纪 录 片 jì lù piàn newsreel / documentary (film or TV program) / CL:部[bu4] 收 视 率 shōu shì lu:4 ratings (of a TV show) 神 雕 侠 侣 Shén diāo xiá lu:3 The Return of the Condor Heroes (classic wuxia martial arts TV films of 1998 and 2006 based on novel by Jinyong 金庸) 停 机 tíng jī (of a machine) to stop / to shut down / to park a plane / to finish shooting (a TV program etc) / to suspend a phone line / (of a prepaid mobile phone) to be out of credit 荧 屏 yíng píng fluorescent screen / TV screen 卫 星 电 视 wèi xīng diàn shì satellite TV 天 龙 八 部 Tiān lóng Bā Bù Demigods and Semidevils, wuxia novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its TV and screen adaptations 机 顶 盒 jī dǐng hé set-top box / decoder for digital or satellite TV signal etc 封 神 榜 Fēng shén Bǎng Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 接 收 机 jiē shōu jī receiver / TV or radio receiver 档 期 dàng qī slot within a schedule / timeslot (for a TV program, a session with a photographer etc) / range of dates in which an event is to be held (film screening, exhibition etc) 显 像 管 xiǎn xiàng guǎn CRT used in TV or computer monitor / picture tube / kinescope 专 题 片 zhuān tí piàn special report (shown on TV etc) 广 告 片 guǎng gào piàn advertising film / TV commercial 摄 制 shè zhì to produce (a TV show etc) 童 趣 tóng qù qualities that delight children (e.g. bold colors in a picture, anthropomorphized characters in a TV show, the physical challenge of playground equipment) 荧 幕 yíng mù TV screen 名 嘴 míng zuǐ well-known commentator / talking head / pundit / prominent TV or radio host 视 屏 shì píng screen (of a TV, computer etc) 插 播 chā bō to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold 电 视 塔 diàn shì tǎ TV tower 电 视 转 播 diàn shì zhuǎn bō TV relay / to broadcast 分 配 器 fēn pèi qì dispenser (for consumables such as liquid soap) / splitter (for cable TV signal etc) 封 神 演 义 Fēng shén Yǎn yì Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc 中 国 中 央 电 视 台 Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network 电 子 警 察 diàn zǐ jǐng chá traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance 银 屏 yín píng television / TV screen / the silver screen 荧 光 屏 yíng guāng píng fluorescent screen / TV screen 快 乐 大 本 营 Kuài lè Dà běn yíng Happy Camp (PRC TV series) 集 to gather / to collect / collected works / classifier for sections of a TV series etc: episode 片 thin piece / flake / a slice / film / TV play / to slice / to carve thin / partial / incomplete / one-sided / classifier for slices, tablets, tract of land, area of water / classifier for CDs, movies, DVDs etc / used with numeral 一[yi1]: classifier for scenario, scene, feeling, atmosphere, sound etc / Kangxi radical 91 追 to chase / to pursue / to look into / to investigate / to reminisce / to recall / to court (one's beloved) / to binge-watch (a TV drama) / retroactively / posthumously 剧 theatrical work (play, opera, TV series etc) / dramatic (change, increase etc) / acute / severe 周 润 发 Zhōu Rùn fā Chow Yun-Fat (1955-), Hong Kong TV and film star 互 动 电 视 hù dòng diàn shì interactive TV 崔 永 元 Cuī Yǒng yuán Cui Yongyuan (1963-), TV presenter 大 长 今 Dà cháng jīn Dae Jang Geum, a 2003 Korean historical drama TV series 于 丹 Yú Dān Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter 追 剧 zhuī jù to watch a TV series etc regularly / to binge-watch 地 球 上 的 生 物 dì qiú shàng de shēng wù Life on Earth, 1979 TV series by David Attenborough 大衛·艾登堡|大卫·艾登堡[Da4 wei4 · / Ai4 deng1 bao3] 彩 电 视 cǎi diàn shì color TV 星 际 旅 行 xīng jì lu:3 xíng Star Trek (US TV and film series) 映 像 管 yìng xiàng guǎn CRT (cathode ray tube) used in a computer monitor or TV, aka picture tube (Tw) / kinescope 欧 洲 电 视 Oū zhōu diàn shì European TV / Eurovision 海 绵 宝 宝 Hǎi mián Bǎo bǎo SpongeBob SquarePants (US TV animated series, 1999-) 白 宫 群 英 Bái gōng Qún yīng The West Wing (US TV series) 第 四 台 dì sì tái fourth channel / (in Taiwan) cable TV, FTV 胡 紫 微 Hú Zǐ wēi Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter 胡 紫 薇 Hú Zǐ wēi Hu Ziwei (1970-), PRC lady TV presenter 华 视 Huà shì China TV (Taiwan), CTS / abbr. for 中華電視|中华电视 苏 珊 · 波 伊 尔 Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition 赵 本 山 Zhào Běn shān Zhao Benshan (1958-), universally known PRC TV comedian 辛 普 森 一 家 Xīn pǔ sēn yī jiā The Simpsons (US TV series) 连 续 集 lián xù jí TV series 郑 裕 玲 Zhèng Yù líng Carol "Dodo" Cheng Yu-Ling (1957-), Hong Kong actress and TV host 电 视 采 访 diàn shì cǎi fǎng TV interview 电 视 新 闻 diàn shì xīn wén TV news 电 视 真 人 秀 节 目 diàn shì zhēn rén xiù jié mù reality TV show 电 视 秀 diàn shì xiù TV show 飞 出 个 未 来 Fēi chū ge Wèi lái Futurama (US TV animated series, 1999-) 黑 白 电 视 hēi bái diàn shì black and white TV 黑 道 家 族 Hēi dào Jiā zú The Sopranos (US TV series) 电 视 － 录 像 制 作 股 TV - Video Production Unit 电 视 科 Television Section / TV Section 苏 珊 ・ 波 伊 尔 Sū shān · Bō yī ěr Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition 荧 光 幕 yíng guāng mù screen (of a TV, computer etc) (Tw) 垫 档 diàn dàng to fill a blank space / to fill a slot (in a newspaper column, a TV program etc) 苏 珊 · 波 伊 尔 Sū shān · Bō yī ěr Susan Boyle (1961-), competitor in UK reality TV competition 剧 荒 jù huāng (neologism c. 2016) no tv shows to watch 弃 剧 qì jù to quit watching a TV series 延 禧 攻 略 Yán xǐ Gōng lu:è Story of Yanxi Palace (2018 TV series) 美 剧 Měi jù American TV series / abbr. for 美國電視劇|美国电视剧 IP I P intellectual property (in China, esp. since 2015, often used as an entertainment industry term for a creative work used as the basis of a new product, such as a manga adapted as a tv series, or the image of a cartoon character appearing on merchandise) 大 戏 dà xì large-scale Chinese opera / Beijing opera / major dramatic production (movie, TV series etc) 不 温 不 火 bù wēn bù huǒ (of sales, TV show ratings etc) lukewarm / moderate / so-so / (of a person) calm / unruffled 热 播 剧 rè bō jù popular show (on TV or other media)
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