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电视
diàn shì
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- pinyin
- diàn shì
- simplified
- 电视
- traditional
- 電視
1 · noun
television
接收或播放视听节目的设备。
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We turned off the television during dinner.
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吃晚饭时，我们把电视关掉了。
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