频道 (píndào) — channel (TV/radio/online)
HSK 5 | noun | a broadcast or online channel for content delivery
频道 (píndào)
频道 refers to a television or radio channel, or more broadly any online channel or platform where content is broadcast or published, making it essential vocabulary for media and digital communication.
Meanings
- [noun] channel (TV, radio, or online platform)
Example Sentences
她订阅了一个专门教授中文的YouTube频道，每天坚持学习。 Tā dìngyuèle yīgè zhuānmén jiàoshòu zhōngwén de YouTube píndào, měi tiān jiānchí xuéxí. She subscribed to a YouTube channel dedicated to teaching Chinese and learns from it every day.
这个新闻频道以其客观公正的报道风格赢得了广泛好评。 Zhège xīnwén píndào yǐ qí kèguān gōngzhèng de bàodào fēnggé yíngdéle guǎngfàn hǎopíng. This news channel has won widespread praise for its objective and impartial reporting style.
中央电视台有多个频道，分别覆盖新闻、文化、体育等不同内容。 Zhōngyāng diànshìtái yǒu duō gè píndào, fēnbié fùgài xīnwén, wénhuà, tǐyù děng bùtóng nèiróng. China Central Television has multiple channels covering different content including news, culture, and sports.
他开设了一个科技评测频道，目前已拥有超过百万订阅者。 Tā kāishèle yīgè kējì píngtè píndào, mùqián yǐ yōngyǒu chāoguò bǎi wàn dìngyuèzhě. He set up a technology review channel, which now has more than one million subscribers.
切换到教育频道，有一个关于量子物理的精彩纪录片正在播出。 Qiēhuàn dào jiàoyù píndào, yǒu yīgè guānyú liàngzǐ wùlǐ de jīngcǎi jìlùpiàn zhèngzài bōchū. Switch to the educational channel -- there is a wonderful documentary about quantum physics currently airing.
企业在不同的社交媒体频道上分别采用了不同的传播策略。 Qǐyè zài bùtóng de shèjiāo méitǐ píndào shàng fēnbié cǎiyòngle bùtóng de chuánbō cèlüè. Enterprises have adopted different communication strategies on different social media channels.
Collocations
| Collocation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 电视频道 (diànshì píndào) | television channel |
| 新闻频道 (xīnwén píndào) | news channel |
| 切换频道 (qiēhuàn píndào) | switch channels |
| 订阅频道 (dìngyuè píndào) | subscribe to a channel |
| 官方频道 (guānfāng píndào) | official channel |
| 视频频道 (shìpín píndào) | video channel |
Usage Notes
频道 originally referred to the broadcast frequency (频率 + 通道) of a radio or TV signal, hence the meaning "channel." In the digital era, it has extended to online video channels (YouTube, Bilibili, etc.) and communication channels in messaging platforms. This makes it a highly relevant term for contemporary digital media vocabulary.
The term is also used metaphorically in communication: 我们的沟通频道不一样 (we're on different wavelengths/channels), though this metaphorical use is informal.
Memory Hook
频 (frequency/frequent) + 道 (road/channel) = the road of a certain frequency -- a broadcast channel.