Meaning of 播放
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)
How to use 播放
播放 is used for broadcasting on TV or radio, and in everyday speech for playing videos, music, or recordings on a device. 电视正在播放新闻。(Diànshì zhèngzài bōfàng xīnwén.) The TV is broadcasting the news.
播 (bō) means to sow seeds, scattering them widely, and 放 (fàng) means to put out or release. Together, 播放 (bōfàng) is like scattering sound and pictures out to everyone, which is broadcasting or playing.
Common mistake: Learners often write 番 or 翻 in place of 播, because they share the same right side. 播 has the hand radical 扌 on the left. Also keep the first tone on bō, not bò or bǒ.
播放 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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播 bō · to sow · 15 strokes
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放 fàng · to put · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 播放.
| 放学 | fàngxué | to dismiss students at the end of the school day |
| 放假 | fàngjià | to have a holiday or vacation |
| 放下 | fàngxia | to lay down; to put down; to let go of; to relinquish; to set aside |
| 放心 | fàngxīn | to feel relieved; to feel reassured |
| 放到 | fàngdào | |
| 开放 | kāifàng | to bloom; to open |
| 广播 | guǎngbō | broadcast; broadcasting |
| 直播 | zhíbō | (TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 播出 | bōchū | to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc) |
| 放松 | fàngsōng | to relax; to slacken; to loosen |
| 放弃 | fàngqì | to renounce; to abandon; to give up |
Questions about 播放
What does 播放 mean?
播放 (bōfàng) means "to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV)" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 播放?
播放 is made of 2 characters: 播 (15 strokes), 放 (8 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 播放 an HSK word?
Yes. 播放 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 播放 and 放?
In casual speech, 放 alone can mean to play, as in 放音乐 (fàng yīnyuè), to play music. 播放 sounds a bit more formal and is common on screens, apps, and in news, such as the 播放 button on a video player.
Can 播放 be used for playing games?
No. 播放 is for media like videos, music, and programs. For games, use 玩 (wán), as in 玩游戏 (wán yóuxì), to play games.