satellite television; satellite TV
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
satellite television; television system that transmits and broadcasts programs via communication satellites
technicalCommonly abbreviated as 卫视. The system involves uplinking signals from ground stations to satellites, which then downlink to other ground stations for local broadcasting.
Wǒ我
jiā家
ān安
zhuāng装
le了
wèi卫
xīng星
diàn电
shì视
，
kě可
yǐ以
shōu收
kàn看
shàng上
bǎi百
gè个
guó国
jì际
pín频
dào道
。
My family installed satellite television, so we can watch hundreds of international channels.
Wèi卫
xīng星
diàn电
shì视
xìn信
hào号
tōng通
guò过
tōng通
xìn信
wèi卫
xīng星
chuán传
shū输
dào到
dì地
miàn面
jiē接
shōu收
zhàn站
。
Satellite TV signals are transmitted via communication satellites to ground receiving stations.
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Tā他
men们
cūn村
tōng通
le了
wèi卫
xīng星
diàn电
shì视
，
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
néng能
kàn看
xīn新
wén闻
hé和
tiān天
qì气
yù预
bào报
le了
。
Their village got satellite television, so everyone can now watch the news and weather forecasts.
Zhè这
tào套
wèi卫
xīng星
diàn电
shì视
shè设
bèi备
kě可
yǐ以
jiē接
shōu收
gāo高
qīng清
xìn信
hào号
。
This satellite television equipment can receive high-definition signals.