Discovering popular Chinese streaming services for music, movies, and TV shows.
A. Basic Level
Words
Young Girl: “In China, what’s popular for 音乐 (music, yīnyuè) streaming?”
First Young Man: “Many use 爱奇艺 (iQIYI, àiqíyì) for movies and TV shows. It’s diverse.”
Second Young Man: “And for 直播 (live streaming, zhíbō), 斗鱼 (Douyu, dòuyú) is big, especially for gaming.”
Young Girl: “Do they have 订阅 (subscriptions, dìngyuè)?”
First Young Man: “Yes, for exclusive 内容 (content, nèiróng) and 高清 (high-definition, gāoqīng) viewing.”
| 音乐 | yīnyuè | music |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie |
| 电视剧 | diànshìjù | TV show |
| 流媒体 | liúméitǐ | streaming |
| 观看 | guānkàn | watch |
| 播放 | bòfàng | play |
| 节目 | jiémù | program |
| 下载 | xiàzài | download |
| 剧集 | jùjí | series |
| 订阅 | dìngyuè | subscribe |
| 平台 | píngtái | platform |
| 影片 | yǐngpiàn | film |
| 演员 | yǎnyuán | actor |
| 导演 | dǎoyǎn | director |
| 剧情 | jùqíng | plot |
| 评论 | pínglùn | comment |
| 推荐 | tuījiàn | recommend |
| 评分 | píngfēn | rating |
| 分类 | fēnlèi | category |
| 广告 | guǎnggào | advertisement |
| 直播 | zhíbō | live broadcast |
| 用户 | yònghù | user |
| 注册 | zhùcè | register |
| 登录 | dēnglù | log in |
Sentences
| 音乐 | 我喜欢听流行音乐。 | Wǒ xǐhuān tīng liúxíng yīnyuè. | I like listening to pop music. |
| 电影 | 周末我要看一部电影。 | Zhōumò wǒ yào kàn yī bù diànyǐng. | I’m going to watch a movie on the weekend. |
| 电视剧 | 这部电视剧非常好看。 | Zhè bù diànshìjù fēicháng hǎokàn. | The TV series is very good. |
| 流媒体 | 流媒体平台提供了很多影视内容。 | Liú méitǐ píngtái tígōngle hěnduō yǐngshì nèiróng. | Streaming platforms offer a lot of movie and TV content. |
| 观看 | 我在手机上观看视频。 | Wǒ zài shǒujī shàng guānkàn shìpín. | I watch the video on my cell phone. |
| 播放 | 点击播放按钮开始观看。 | Diǎnjī bòfàng ànniǔ kāishǐ guānkàn. | Click the play button to start watching. |
| 节目 | 这个节目很受欢迎。 | Zhège jiémù hěn shòu huānyíng. | The program is very popular. |
| 下载 | 我下载了一首新歌。 | Wǒ xiàzàile yī shǒu xīngē. | I downloaded a new song. |
| 剧集 | 这部剧集更新了最新一集。 | Zhè bù jù jí gēngxīnle zuìxīn yī jí. | The show was updated with the latest episode. |
| 订阅 | 我订阅了一个视频频道。 | Wǒ dìngyuèle yīgè shìpín píndào. | I subscribe to a video channel. |
| 平台 | 这个平台有很多好看的影片。 | Zhège píngtái yǒu hěnduō hǎokàn de yǐngpiàn. | This platform has a lot of good-looking movies. |
| 影片 | 这部影片获得了好评。 | Zhè bù yǐngpiàn huòdéle hǎopíng. | This movie received good reviews. |
| 演员 | 这个演员表演得很好。 | Zhège yǎnyuán biǎoyǎn dé hěn hǎo. | This actor performed well. |
| 导演 | 这部电影是由著名导演执导的。 | Zhè bù diànyǐng shì yóu zhùmíng dǎoyǎn zhídǎo de. | This movie is directed by a famous director. |
| 剧情 | 剧情发展很吸引人。 | Jùqíng fāzhǎn hěn xīyǐn rén. | The plot development is fascinating. |
| 评论 | 大家对这部影片的评论不一。 | Dàjiā duì zhè bù yǐngpiàn de pínglùn bù yī. | People have different comments about this movie. |
| 推荐 | 我推荐你看这部电影。 | Wǒ tuījiàn nǐ kàn zhè bù diànyǐng. | I recommend you to watch this movie. |
| 评分 | 这部电影的评分很高。 | Zhè bù diànyǐng de píngfēn hěn gāo. | This movie has a high rating. |
| 分类 | 影片按类型分类。 | Yǐngpiàn àn lèixíng fēnlèi. | The movie is categorized by genre. |
| 广告 | 电视上有很多广告。 | Diànshì shàng yǒu hěnduō guǎnggào. | There are a lot of commercials on TV. |
| 直播 | 今晚有一个足球比赛直播。 | Jīn wǎn yǒu yīgè zúqiú bǐsài zhíbò. | There is a live soccer match tonight. |
| 用户 | 这个平台的用户很多。 | Zhège píngtái de yònghù hěnduō. | There are a lot of users on this platform. |
| 注册 | 我注册了一个新账号。 | Wǒ zhùcèle yīgè xīn zhànghào. | I registered a new account. |
| 登录 | 登录后可以看更多内容。 | Dēnglù hòu kěyǐ kàn gèng duō nèiróng. | You can watch more content after logging in. |
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