直播

zhí bō

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 5 Verb Common

Definitions

1. (TV, radio) to broadcast live
2. live broadcast
3. (Internet) to livestream
4. (agriculture) direct seeding

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Word relationships

Related words

3 items

现场

xiàn chǎng

the scene (of a crime, accident etc)

used in '现场直播' (live broadcast) emphasizing on-site

转播

zhuǎn bō

relay

to relay a broadcast (not necessarily live)

联播

lián bō

to broadcast over a network

simultaneous broadcast by multiple stations

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 进行: 进行直播 (to conduct a live broadcast).

Example Sentences

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今晚八点我们直播这个活动。

We will livestream this event at 8 PM tonight.

那个主播每天直播玩游戏。

That streamer livestreams playing games every day.

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Words Containing 直播

现场直播

xiàn chǎng zhí bō

on-the-spot live broadcast

直播带货

zhí bō dài huò

(neologism c. 2020) (of an Internet influencer etc) to showcase and promote products via live stream, providing links for viewers to make a purchase

Child Words of 直播

to sow

straight

直播