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Mandarin · pinyin Yāng shì

China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台 Zhōng guó Zhōng yāng Diàn shì tái

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央: yāng · center, conclude, run out; beg
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视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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(abbreviation, alt-of) short for 中央電視臺／中央电视台 (Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái, “CCTV (China Central Television)”)

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