Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English

Description

“播”常常用在电视、广播和网络上,意思是把节目或声音发出来,让大家看到或听到。

它也可以表示把种子放到地里,叫做“播种”。

Meanings

to broadcast; to air (TV, radio, etc.)

这个电视剧今晚八点播。

to sow (seeds)

春天农民在地里播种子。

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Notes

  • Etymology

    播 combines 扌 (hand) with 番, originally meaning to scatter seeds by hand.

  • Nuance

    modern usage leans toward media broadcasting; 播种 keeps the older farming sense.

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