Definition
开播 (kāi bō) is a separable verb (离合词) meaning to start broadcasting a TV series, program, or online show. The verb 开 and the object 播 can be separated by aspect markers (了/过) or measure words placed between them, e.g., 开了播 ('started broadcasting'), 开过两次播 ('started broadcasting twice'). The subject is the broadcaster, and the program being broadcast is usually introduced as a topic.
v.o.
to start broadcasting (of a TV series, program, or online show)
Examples
- 开播。Nà bù xīn jù jīn wǎn bā diǎn kāi bō.That new drama starts broadcasting at 8 PM tonight.
- ，。Zhè bù diànshìjù kāi le bō zhīhòu, shōushìlǜ shàngshēng hěn kuài.After this TV series started broadcasting, the ratings rose quickly.
- 开播，。Zhíbō yǐjīng kāi bō le, nǐ kuài jìnlái ba.The live stream has already started broadcasting; come in quick.
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