收 shōu
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 丩 to connect, to join 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
收视率
shōushìlǜ
viewership rating; television rating
Characters in this word
视 shì
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 见 — to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- Made of
- 礻 spirit 见 to see, to observe, to meet, to appear
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
率 lǜ
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 玄 — deep, profound, abstruse
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这部纪录片题材严肃，却意外取得了很高的收视率。 Zhè bù jìlùpiàn tícái yánsù, què yìwài qǔdé le hěn gāo de shōushìlǜ. This documentary has a serious subject matter, yet unexpectedly achieved very high ratings.
- 由于收视率太低，这部电视剧提前下档了。 Yóuyú shōushìlǜ tài dī, zhè bù diànshìjù tíqián xià dàng le. Because the viewership rating was too low, this drama was taken off the air ahead of schedule.
- 台里希望新闻节目能提高收视率。 Tái lǐ xīwàng xīnwén jiémù néng tígāo shōushìlǜ. The station hopes the news program can raise its viewership rating.
Related words
- 收 shōu to receive; to put away
- 收到 shōudào to receive
- 收入 shōurù income
- 收费 shōufèi to charge a fee
- 收看 shōukàn to watch a broadcast
- 收听 shōutīng to listen to a broadcast
- 收音机 shōuyīnjī radio
- 收回 shōuhuí to take back
- 收获 shōuhuò harvest; gain
- 收益 shōuyì profit; income
- 吸收 xīshōu to absorb
- 丰收 fēngshōu good harvest