Chinese Vocabulary: Watching Television

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English Chinese Pronunciation
Binge-watching
追剧
zhui ju
Broadcast
广播
guang bo
Channel
频道
pin dao
Comedy
喜剧
xi ju
Commercial
广告
guang gao
Documentary
纪录片
ji lu pian
Drama
剧情
ju qing
Episode
集数
ji shu
News
新闻
xin wen
Program
节目
jie mu
Reality
真人秀
zhen ren xiu
Remote
遥控器
yao kong qi
Screen
屏幕
ping mu
Series
系列
xi lie
Show
节目
jie mu
Sitcom
情景喜剧
qing jing xi ju
Sports
体育
ti yu
Streaming
流媒体
liu mei ti
Television
电视
dian shi
Viewer
观众
guan zhong

Language Note: Viewing Habits in Chinese

In Chinese, the verb ‘to watch’ is 看 (kàn), but when talking about watching television specifically, the verb ‘to see’ 看 (shì) is used instead. So if you want to say ‘I’m watching TV’ in Chinese, you would say 我在看电视 (wǒ zài shì diànshì).

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