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电大

Word · NounTraditional電大

TV university; distance-learning university

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

TV university; a distance-learning university utilizing television broadcasts

neutral

An abbreviation for 电视大学. Refers to a type of higher education institution in China that primarily used television and radio broadcasts for teaching, a key part of adult and continuing education, especially from the 1980s onward. Many have since evolved into open universities.

Wǒ我
mā妈
ma妈
shì是
diàn电
dà大
bì毕
yè业
de的
 。

My mom graduated from a TV university.

Bā八
shí十
nián年
dài代
 ,
hěn很
duō多
rén人
tōng通
guò过
diàn电
dà大
huò获
dé得
le了
xué学
lì历
 。

In the 1980s, many people obtained academic qualifications through TV universities.

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Tā他
xiàn现
zài在
zài在
diàn电
dà大
xué学
xí习
kuài会
jì计
zhuān专
yè业
 。

He is now studying accounting at a TV university.