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卫视 (wèi shì) — satellite TV (abbreviation for 卫星电视)

Definition

Abbreviation for 卫星电视 (satellite TV service). 电视台 is the channel/station that broadcasts, while 卫视 is the satellite delivery system you install at home.

noun
satellite TV (abbreviation for 卫星电视)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 卫视。
    Xiàn zài hěn duō jiā tíng dōu ān zhuāng le wèi shì.
    Now many families have installed satellite TV.
  • 卫视。
    Zhè ge wèi shì de xīn wén jié mù hěn yǒu míng.
    This satellite TV station's news program is very famous.
  • 卫视，。
    Wǒ jiā zhuāng le wèi shì yǐ hòu, néng kàn hěn duō tái.
    After my family installed satellite TV, we can watch many channels.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 衛; 卫 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
行行xíng
Sound part声符shēngfú
韋
韋wéi衛wèi
Same sound today

The traditional form 衛 is built from 行 as the sense part and 韋 as the sound part; the simplified 卫 is a shorthand.

Open 卫 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 視; 视 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
見見jiànsee
Sound part声符shēngfú
示
示shì視shì
Same sound today

The story is about the traditional form 視: it combines 見, meaning see, with 示, which gives the sound shì.

Open 视 →
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HSK 3.0 Level 7-9

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