Meaning of 直播
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (TV, radio) to broadcast live
- live broadcast
- (Internet) to livestream
- (agriculture) direct seeding
How to use 直播
直播 is used for live TV and radio, and today most often for livestreaming on apps like Douyin or Taobao. It works as a verb or a noun, and 看直播 (kàn zhíbō) means to watch a livestream. Example: 他每天晚上都在网上直播。(Tā měitiān wǎnshang dōu zài wǎngshàng zhíbō.) He livestreams online every evening.
直 (zhí) means straight or direct, and 播 (bō) means to broadcast or spread. A live broadcast goes straight from the event to your screen with nothing in between.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 直播 (zhíbō, live) with 播放 (bōfàng, to play or show), which can mean playing a recorded video. Also keep 播 in the first tone, bō, not bò.
Stroke order for each character
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播 bō · to sow · 15 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 直播.
| 一直 | yīzhí | straight (in a straight line); continuously; always; all the way through |
| 直接 | zhíjiē | directly; direct |
| 直到 | zhídào | until |
| 简直 | jiǎnzhí | simply; really |
| 播放 | bōfàng | to broadcast; to transmit (by radio or TV) |
| 广播 | guǎngbō | broadcast; broadcasting |
| 传播 | chuánbō | to disseminate; to propagate; to spread |
| 播出 | bōchū | to broadcast; to air (a TV program etc) |
| 直线 | zhíxiàn | straight line; sharply (rise or fall) |
| 直升机 | zhíshēngjī | helicopter |
| 直觉 | zhíjué | intuition |
| 正直 | zhèngzhí | upright; upstanding |
Questions about 直播
What does 直播 mean?
直播 (zhíbō) means "(TV, radio) to broadcast live; live broadcast" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 直播?
直播 is made of 2 characters: 直 (8 strokes), 播 (15 strokes). That is 23 strokes in total.
Is 直播 an HSK word?
Yes. 直播 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is a 主播 and how is it related to 直播?
主播 (zhǔbō) is the host or streamer who runs a 直播. A streamer who sells products live is often called a 带货主播 (dàihuò zhǔbō).
How do I say a replay of a livestream?
A replay is called 回放 (huífàng). You might see 直播回放 (zhíbō huífàng) on a stream that has already ended.