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中央电视台

Zhōng yāng Diàn shì táidictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-2275474c11f13c3e. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

中央電視台 中央电视台 [Zhong1 yang1 Dian4 shi4 tai2] /China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 中央電視台

  • 中
    zhōng

    within / among / in / middle / center / while (doing sth) / during / (dialect) OK / all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China / Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 央
    yāng

    center / end / to beg / to plead

  • 电
    diàn

    lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc

  • 视
    shì

    (literary, or bound form) to look at

  • 台
    tāi

    used in place names

    tái

    (classical) you (in letters) / desk / table / counter / platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines / typhoon

    Tái

    Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.