Chinese Word: 播 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

播HSK 4

Pinyin: bō

English Definition: to sow; to scatter; to spread; to broadcast; Taiwan pr. [bo4]

Chinese Definition:
①撒种：播种(zhǒng)。播种(zhòng)(用撒布种子的方式种植)。播撒。夏播。春播。
②传扬，传布：广播。传播。播音。播发。播弄。播扬(a。宣扬，传扬；b。发动)。播放。播映。

Antonyms: 收

Total strokes: 15; Radical: 手

Ideographic:To sow seeds 番 by hand 扌; 番 also provides the pronunciation

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 扌 [ shǒu ] hand
- 番 [ fān ] to take turns, to repeat; to sow; a turn

Similar Characters: 憣

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传播HSK 5	chuán bō	to disseminate; to propagate; to spread
广播HSK 4	guǎng bō	broadcast; Classifiers: 个 ; broadcasting; to broadcast; (formal) to propagate; to publicize
播出	bō chū	to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc)
播种HSK 6	bō zhǒng	to sow seeds; sowing; seed
播放HSK 5	bō fàng	to broadcast; to transmit

1		wǒ 我 jīng cháng 经常 tīng 听 guǎng bō 广播。 I often listen to the radio.
2		qǐng 请 bō fàng 播放 zhè 这 shǒu 首 gē 歌。 Please play this song.
3		wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 bō fàng 播放 yīn yuè 音乐。 I am playing music.
4		bō fàng qì 播放器 tū rán 突然 tíng zhǐ 停止 le 了。 The player suddenly stopped.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 gēn zhe 跟着 guǎng bō 广播 chàng gē 唱歌。 I like to sing along with the radio

1		wǒ 我 jīng cháng 经常 tīng 听 guǎng bō 广播。 I often listen to the radio.
2		qǐng 请 bō fàng 播放 zhè 这 shǒu 首 gē 歌。 Please play this song.
3		wǒ 我 zhèng zài 正在 bō fàng 播放 yīn yuè 音乐。 I am playing music.
4		bō fàng qì 播放器 tū rán 突然 tíng zhǐ 停止 le 了。 The player suddenly stopped.
5		wǒ xǐ huān 我喜欢 gēn zhe 跟着 guǎng bō 广播 chàng gē 唱歌。 I like to sing along with the radio