color TV; color television set
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
color television (system/technology)
Refers to the system or technology of broadcasting and displaying images in color.
Shàng上
shì世
jì纪
bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
，
cǎi彩
diàn电
kāi开
shǐ始
jìn进
rù入
Zhōng中
guó国
jiā家
tíng庭
。
In the 1980s, color television began to enter Chinese households.
Zhè这
gè个
chéng城
shì市
zhèng正
zài在
jiàn建
shè设
xīn新
de的
cǎi彩
diàn电
zhōng中
xīn心
。
This city is building a new color TV broadcasting center.
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Cóng从
hēi黑
bái白
diàn电
shì视
dào到
cǎi彩
diàn电
，
huà画
miàn面
zhì质
liàng量
yǒu有
le了
jù巨
dà大
fēi飞
yuè跃
。
The transition from black-and-white TV to color TV represented a huge leap in picture quality.
noun
color television set
Specifically refers to the physical appliance.
Tā他
jiā家
xīn新
mǎi买
le了
yī一
tái台
dà大
píng屏
mù幕
yè液
jīng晶
cǎi彩
diàn电
。
His family just bought a new large-screen LCD color TV.
Zhè这
tái台
cǎi彩
diàn电
de的
tú图
xiàng像
fēi非
cháng常
qīng清
xī晰
。
The picture on this color TV set is very clear.
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Kè客
tīng厅
lǐ里
de的
lǎo老
cǎi彩
diàn电
yǐ已
jīng经
yòng用
le了
shí十
duō多
nián年
le了
。
The old color TV in the living room has been in use for over ten years.