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彩色電視

简彩色电视 · 繁彩色電視

Mandarin · pinyin cǎi sè diàn shì

color television

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彩: cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
電: Look up this written character
視: Look up this written character
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning
视: shì · look at, inspect, observe, see

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3–4–4–4 · cai3 se4 dian4 shi4

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noun

colour television
colour television set

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