Skip to content

电视diàn shìtelevision; TV

HSK 1word

By Chinese Copilot · Last updated

电视 (diàn shì) means "television; TV." It appears in 我晚上看电视。 (I watch TV in the evening.) and 他很喜欢看电视。 (He really likes watching TV.) In the dialogue, A asks what B is doing, B says B is watching TV, A wants to watch too, and B invites A over.

What does 电视 mean?

  1. 1.

    television; TVnoun

What do the characters in 电视 mean?

  • 电electricity
  • 视(literary, or bound form) to look at

How do you use 电视?

See it in 看电视

What are some examples of 电视 in a sentence?

  1. 我晚上看电视。

    Wǒ wǎnshang kàn diànshì.

    I watch TV in the evening.

  2. 他很喜欢看电视。

    Tā hěn xǐhuan kàn diànshì.

    He really likes watching TV.

How is 电视 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你在做什么?

    Nǐ zài zuò shénme?

    What are you doing?

  2. Speaker B:

    我在看电视。

    Wǒ zài kàn diànshì.

    I'm watching TV.

  3. Speaker A:

    我也想看。

    Wǒ yě xiǎng kàn.

    I want to watch too.

  4. Speaker B:

    好,来吧。

    Hǎo, lái ba.

    OK, come on over.

Can you use 电视 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (TV): 我晚上看___。 (I watch TV in the evening.)
  2. 2.What does 我在看电视。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "television"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.