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bōfàng

to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

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Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

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  • 广播guǎngbōbroadcastB4
  • 传播chuánbōto disseminateB5
  • 直播zhíbō(TV, radio) to broadcast liveB5
  • 播bō(bound form) to sow (seeds)B6
  • 播种bōzhǒngto sow seedsB6
  • 主播zhǔbō(news) anchorB6
  • 转播zhuǎnbōrelayB7
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See it in sentences

电视里正在播放新闻。

The TV is playing the news.

请把这首歌播放一遍。

Please play this song once.