彩电

彩電

cǎidiàn

noun HSK 7 #33,724

Measure Word

一台彩电 tái

Meanings

1 color television
2 color TV

Characters

color; colorful

electricity; TV (short for 电视)

Examples

八十年代，家里有一台彩电是很了不起的。

Bāshí niándài, jiā lǐ yǒu yì tái cǎidiàn shì hěn liǎobuqǐ de.

In the 1980s, having a color TV at home was quite impressive.

他买了一台大屏幕彩电。

Tā mǎi le yì tái dà píngmù cǎidiàn.

He bought a large-screen color TV.

彩电的价格越来越便宜了。

Cǎidiàn de jiàgé yuè lái yuè piányi le.

Color TVs are getting cheaper and cheaper.

Tips

history

彩电 is short for 彩色电视. In the 1980s, owning a color TV was a major status symbol in Chinese households, marking a shift from the earlier black-and-white sets (黑白电视).

Stroke Order

彩 cǎi

电 diàn