點播

简 点播 · 繁 點播
Mandarin · pinyin diǎn bō

Meanings

  1. webcast
  2. to request item for broadcast on radio program
  3. dibble seeding
  4. spot seeding
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點
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
播
bō · sow, spread; broadcast; cast away, reject
点
diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
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3–1 · dian3 bo1

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verb

  1. (agriculture) to dibble
  2. (television, radio) to request a program from a radio station or television channel; to listen to or view on demand

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