电视机

電視機

diànshìjī

noun HSK 1 #5,626

Measure Word

一台电视机 tái

Meanings

1 television set; TV set

Characters

to view; vision

Examples

HSK 2

爷爷正在看电视机里的新闻。

Yéye zhèngzài kàn diànshìjī lǐ de xīnwén.

Grandpa is watching the news on the TV.

HSK 3

我们买了一台新电视机。

Wǒmen mǎi le yì tái xīn diànshìjī.

We bought a new TV set.

HSK 3

这台电视机太旧了，该换了。

Zhè tái diànshìjī tài jiù le, gāi huàn le.

This TV set is too old; it should be replaced.

Tips

usage

电视 can refer to both 'television' (the medium) and the physical device, while 电视机 specifically means the physical TV set. In everyday speech, most people just say 电视.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

视 shì

机 jī