No. 1,495 in Chinese
电视
Television.
In a sentence
我每天晚上都会看电视。
I watch television every evening.
Here, the word '电视' is used to refer to the physical device or system used for watching programs.
那台新电视很昂贵。
That new television is very expensive.
In this sentence, '电视' denotes the physical electronic device specifically.
有没有人开电视?
Has anyone turned on the television?
Here, '电视' implies the device being in an operational state for broadcasting programs.
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