播放 bō fàng

to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)

HSK 42 characters

How 播放 is written

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How 播放 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

电视台现在正在播放足球赛。
diàn shì tái xiàn zài zhèng zài bō fàng zú qiú sài
The football game is now on the air.
现在电视台正在播放足球赛。
xiàn zài diàn shì tái zhèng zài bō fàng zú qiú sài
The football game is now on the air.

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