电台

diàn tái

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HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Common

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Definitions

1. transmitter-receiver
2. broadcasting station
3. radio station

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 电视台 diàn shì tái 电视台 diàn shì tái television station 电视台 means television station, a related medium.: television station
• 收音机 shōu yīn jī 收音机 shōu yīn jī radio 收音机 means radio receiver, the device for listening, while 电台 is the station.: radio

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 电台 (radio station) with 收音机 (radio receiver). 电台 is the broadcasting entity, while 收音机 is the physical device.

Example Sentences

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电台 每天晚上广播新闻。

The radio station broadcasts news every evening.

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Words Containing 电台

• 中国国际广播电台 中国国际广播电台 zhōng guó guó jì guǎng bō diàn tái: China Radio International
• 中央广播电台 中央广播电台 zhōng yāng guǎng bō diàn tái: Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
• 广播电台 广播电台 guǎng bō diàn tái: radio station
• 新城电台 新城电台 xīn chéng diàn tái: Metro Radio Hong Kong
• 澳洲广播电台 澳洲广播电台 ào zhōu guǎng bō diàn tái: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
• 自由亚洲电台 自由亚洲电台 zì yóu yà zhōu diàn tái: Radio Free Asia
• 英国广播电台 英国广播电台 yīng guó guǎng bō diàn tái: British Broadcasting Corporation
• 香港电台 香港电台 xiāng gǎng diàn tái: Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster

Child Words of 电台

• 台 台 tái: desk; table; counter
• 电 电 diàn: lightning