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diànshì

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Usages of diànshì

晚上wǎnshang　我们wǒmen　不bù　看kàn　电视diànshì，　只zhǐ　听tīng　音乐yīnyuè。wǎnshang wǒmen bù kàn diànshì, zhǐ tīng yīnyuè.
In the evening we don’t watch TV, we only listen to music.
她Tā　不bù　看kàn　新闻xīnwén，　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　电影diànyǐng　和hé　电视diànshì　节目jiémù。Tā bù kàn xīnwén, gèng xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng hé diànshì jiémù.
She doesn’t watch the news; she prefers watching movies and TV shows.
我Wǒ　一yì　回家huíjiā　就jiù　开kāi　电视diànshì　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。Wǒ yì huíjiā jiù kāi diànshì kàn diànyǐng.
As soon as I get home, I turn on the TV and watch a movie.
这个zhège　电视diànshì　节目jiémù　每个měige　星期xīngqī　都dōu　有yǒu　很多hěnduō　新闻xīnwén。zhège diànshì jiémù měige xīngqī dōu yǒu hěnduō xīnwén.
This TV program has a lot of news every week.
她tā　喜欢xǐhuan　在zài　厨房chúfáng　做饭zuòfàn，　在zài　客厅kètīng　看kàn　电视diànshì，　有时候yǒushíhou　打开dǎkāi　冰箱bīngxiāng　找zhǎo　饮料yǐnliào。tā xǐhuan zài chúfáng zuòfàn, zài kètīng kàn diànshì, yǒushíhou dǎkāi bīngxiāng zhǎo yǐnliào.
She likes cooking in the kitchen, watching TV in the living room, and sometimes opening the fridge to look for drinks.
我wǒ　觉得juéde　这zhè　个gè　电视diànshì　节目jiémù　很hěn　无聊wúliáo。wǒ juéde zhè gè diànshì jiémù hěn wúliáo.
I think this TV show is very boring.
冬天dōngtiān　的de　时候shíhou，　父母fùmǔ　开kāi　着zhe　暖气nuǎnqì　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电视diànshì，　知道zhīdào　孩子háizi　安静ānjìng　地de　在zài　房间fángjiān　里lǐ　学习xuéxí，　也yě　觉得juéde　很hěn　安心ānxīn。dōngtiān de shíhou, fùmǔ kāi zhe nuǎnqì zài jiā kàn diànshì, zhīdào háizi ānjìng de zài fángjiān lǐ xuéxí, yě juéde hěn ānxīn.
In winter, the parents have the heating on and watch TV at home; knowing the children are quietly studying in their rooms, they also feel very at ease.

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