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联播 (lián bō) — to broadcast simultaneously across a network; to simulcast

Definition

联播 (liánbō) is used mainly for TV/radio stations broadcasting the same program together — a fixed 'simulcast' on 新闻联播, not a synonym of general 广播 (broadcast).

verb
to broadcast simultaneously across a networkto simulcast

Examples

  • 联播。
    Jīn wǎn bā diǎn quán guó diàn tái lián bō tóng yí gè tè bié jié mù.
    At 8 tonight, radio stations nationwide will simulcast the same special program.
  • 联播。
    Zhōng yāng tái hé dì fāng tái yì qǐ lián bō le zhè chǎng yīn yuè huì.
    The national and local stations jointly broadcast this concert.
  • 联播。
    Měi tiān shōu kàn xīn wén lián bō néng bāng zhù nǐ liǎo jiě guó nèi wài dà shì.
    Watching the news simulcast every day can help you understand major events at home and abroad.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

联liánjointly
播bōbroadcast

联 (jointly) and 播 (broadcast) combine to mean simulcasting.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 聯; 联 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 聯 combines 耳 (ear) and 絲 (silk); 联 is a simplified form of 聯.

Open 联 →

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

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
番
番fān播bō
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

播 is built from 扌, a hand radical, plus 番 as a sound part. The hand part marks it as something done by hand.

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