频道

pín dào

个 gè

HSK 2.0 Level 5 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Common

Definitions

1. frequency
2. (television) channel

Word relationships

Register variants

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台

tái

desk; table; counter

台 can colloquially mean a TV station or channel, e.g., 你换一个台 (switch to another channel)

Related words

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节目

jié mù

program

电视节目 is the content broadcasted on a channel, not the channel itself

电台

diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

电台 refers to radio station, often associated with channels in broadcasting

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly used with 电视 (电视 channel) or specific channel names, e.g., 电影频道 (movie channel). Not typically used alone without context.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse with 频率 (pínlǜ), which is frequency in physics or statistics. 频道 is specifically for broadcast channels or frequency bands in communications.

Example Sentences

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这个频道现在在播放新闻。

This channel is broadcasting news right now.

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Child Words of 频道

road

frequency