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電視台

din6 si6 toi4

dian4 shi4 tai2

(n.) television network; television station

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,030,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

電視台

This word was added by rathpy on 19th Aug 2004 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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電 din6 dian4 - lightning; electricity
視 si6 shi4 - look at; observe; see; watch
台 toi4 ji4 tai2 hu2 - platform; a title of respect; Taiwan

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