电视 (diànshì) means Television (TV). Below are 14 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
晚上我在家看 电视 。
Wǎnshang wǒ zài jiā kàn diànshì.
In the evening I watch TV at home.
Dictionary example · HSK 2 · 晚上
他买了一台新 电视 。
Tā mǎi le yì tái xīn diànshì.
He bought a new television.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 台
电视 上的广告太多了。
Diànshì shàng de guǎnggào tài duō le.
There are too many adverts on television.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 广告
电视 台报道了这件事。
Diànshìtái bàodào le zhè jiàn shì.
The television station reported this incident.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 报道
比赛正在 电视 上直播。
Bǐsài zhèngzài diànshì shang zhíbō.
The match is being broadcast live on television.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 直播
他最近在追一部 电视 剧。
Tā zuìjìn zài zhuī yí bù diànshìjù.
He is following a TV series at the moment.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 追
电视 的遥控器找不到了。
Diànshì de yáokòng qì zhǎo bu dào le.
The television remote cannot be found.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 遥控
我先做作业，然后看 电视 。
Wǒ xiān zuò zuòyè, ránhòu kàn diànshì.
I do my homework first, then watch TV.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 然后
元首在 电视 上发表了讲话。
Yuánshǒu zài diànshì shang fābiǎo le jiǎnghuà.
The head of state gave a televised address.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 元首
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From the graded readers
晚上我看书，也看一会儿 电视 。
wǎnshang wǒ kànshū, yě kàn / kān yìhuir diànshì.
In the evening I read, and watch a little TV.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Day
星期日我们都在家，一起吃饭，一起看 电视 。
xīngqīrì wǒmen dōu zàijiā, yìqǐ chīfàn, yìqǐ kàn / kān diànshì.
On Sundays we're all at home; we eat together and watch TV together.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Family
From the grammar library
我晚上在家看 电视 。
Wǒ wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànshì.
I watch TV at home in the evening.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Word order — Subject + Verb + Object
Questions about 电视
How is 电视 used in a sentence?
This page shows 14 sentences using 电视 (diànshì, "Television (TV)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 电视 an HSK word?
Yes — 电视 is on the official HSK 1 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 1 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 电视?
The dictionary page for 电视 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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