No. 5,175 in Chinese
tv
The Chinese word "电视" (diànshì) means "television" in English.
In a sentence
我昨天看了两个小时的电视。
I watched TV for two hours yesterday.
Here, the word '电视' (TV) is used as a noun to indicate the device or the media channel that is actively being watched.
现在的电视功能已经十分先进了。
Today's TVs have become very advanced.
In this sentence, '电视' (TV) is described as a subject and refers to the technological devices as products.
电视是我们每天获取新闻的一种重要媒介。
TV is an important medium for us to acquire news every day.
Here, '电视' is used to denote the concept of television as a medium or method of communication and information dissemination.
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