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(TV or radio) program; show / item; act; segment; number (on the program of a concert, variety show or cultural event) / a planned activity (in one's schedule) / CL: 個|个, 場|场, 項|项, 臺|台, , 檔|档
HSK 2
to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
HSK 3
transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL: 個|个,
HSK 3
to take charge of / to manage or direct / to preside over / to uphold / to stand for (justice etc) / to host (a TV or radio program etc) / (TV) anchor
HSK 3
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  *架* | 架* | *架
to support / frame / rack / framework / classifier for planes, large vehicles, radios etc
HSK 3
(TV, radio) to broadcast live / live broadcast / (Internet) to livestream / (agriculture) direct seeding
HSK 3
to listen to (a radio broadcast)
HSK 3
radio / CL: 臺|台
HSK 3
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  *射* | 射* | *射
to shoot / to launch / to allude to / radio- (chemistry)
HSK 5
regular column or segment (in a publication or broadcast program) / program (TV or radio)
HSK 6
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  *播* | 播* | *播
(bound form) to sow (seeds); to spread (ideas, rumors etc); to broadcast (radio signals etc) / Taiwan pr. [bo4]
HSK 6
host; master of ceremonies; (TV or radio) presenter; anchor / (Tw) (research project) principal investigator (PI); program director
HSK 6
relay / broadcast (on radio or TV)
HSK 7-9
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
HSK 7-9
nickname of the FAST radio telescope (in Guizhou)
receiver / TV or radio receiver
radio and television / broadcasting
ultra short wave (radio) / UHF
radio frequency (RF)
(computing) array (data structure) / (hardware) array (photovoltaic cells, radio telescopes etc)
webcast / to request item for broadcast on radio program / dibble seeding / spot seeding
transceiver / radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay
to broadcast over a network / (radio or TV) hookup / simulcast
to receive a radio signal / to make an audio recording / (of an auditorium etc) to have good acoustics / (vocal training, linguistics) ending (of a word or syllable)
(radio) band / frequency band
knob (e.g. handle or radio button)
frequency sharing / subdivision of radio waveband
to direct a television or radio broadcast / director (TV, radio)
to interrupt (a radio or TV program) with a commercial insert, breaking news etc / to put a call on hold
shortwave (radio)
medium wave (radio frequency range)
to detect (e.g. radio waves)
telegraph operator / radio operator
defensive tower / lookout tower / enemy radio station
walkie-talkie / portable radio transmitter
radio wave
millimeter wave (radio signal)
radio drama
radio station
radio station / broadcasting station / CL: 個|个,
Radio Free Asia
radio transmitter
Communication University of China (CUC), the highest institute of radio, film and television education in China
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局|国家广播电视总局) / formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
launchpad / (radio, TV) transmitter
(radio) broadcaster
radio telescope
dial (e.g. of a radio etc)
klystron (electronic tube used to produce high frequency radio waves)
mail room / radio room (i.e. reception and transmission)
radio interference; RF interference
radio-frequency identification (RFID)
radio telephony / wireless telephone
receiver (radio)
China Radio International / CRI
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
(Internet slang) punning reference to 廣電總局|广电总局, the National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA)
well-known commentator / talking head / pundit / prominent TV or radio host
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
State Administration for Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) (2013-2018) (abbr. to 廣電總局|广电总局)
radio wave (astronomy)
radio frequency noise
radio program; broadcast program
mail room / radio reception room
radio-tape recorder
Metro Radio Hong Kong
this radio station
radio broadcast
transponder / electronic device that responds to a radio code
transponder / electronic device that responds to a radio code
listener (of a radio program etc)
phonograph or radio (old term) / chatterbox / talkative person
radio-controlled car (hobbyist's model car)
longwave (radio)
(agriculture) to begin sowing / (of a radio or TV station) to start broadcasting / (of a radio or TV station) to start to air (a program)
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster


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