- duan3-bo1 = shortwave
- zhong1-bo1 = mediumwave
- tiao2-pin3 = FM
- guang3-bo1 dian4-tai2 = broadcasting station
- guang3-bo1 gong1-si1 = broadcasting corporation
- ....zhi1 sheng1 = voice of .....
- guo2-ji4 = international
- ren2-min2 = people's
- zi4-you2 = free
- zhong1-yang1 = central
Words used in newscasts
- guo2-ji4 xin1-wen2 = international news
- bao4-gao1 = report
- ta1-shuo1 = he said
- tian1-qi4 yu4-bao4 = weather forecast
General
- Ting1-zhong4 Peng2-you2 = dear listeners
- da4-jia1 hao3 = hello everybody
- zai4-jian4 = goodbye
- zai4-hui4 = until we meet again
- bo1-song1 = to broadcast
- bo1-song1 wan2 le5 = end of broadcast
- huan1-ying2 shou1-ting1 = welcome to listen in
- Xie4-xie4 ge4-wei4 shou1-ting1 = thanks everyone for listening
- jin1-tian1(de5) = today('s)
- jie2-mu4 = program
- mei3tian1 = every day
- zhe4 shi4 = this is
- zhe4-li5 shi4 = here is
- xing1qi1 = week
- xing1-qi1 ri4 or xing1-qi1 tian1 (both forms are used) = Sunday
- xing1-qi1 yi1 = Monday (litt. week(day) one)
- xing1-qi1 er2 = Tuesday (litt. week(day) two)
- etc.
Time announcements
The word for time is shi2-jian1 and for "o'clock" the two characters dian3-zhong1 are used. However, when the time is announced on the hour, zhong1 is replaced by zheng4, to indicate "exactly."The Chinese time announcement most commonly heard is the one on all mainland Chinese stations at top of the hour: here an example: "Bei3-jing1 shi2-jian1 shi2-san1 dian3-zheng4" (WAV 15 kb). Remember that in Chinese time is announced in 24 hour cyclus, so 1 pm becomes shi2-san1 dian3-zheng4 (13 o'clock).
The time announcement
as heard on the Taiwanese BCC is the following: "Zhong1-yuan2 biao1-zhun3
shi2-jian1 jiu3 dian3-zheng4" (WAV
17 kb). "Zhong1-yuan2" is used
as a concept to indicate Chinese territory and "biao1-zhun3" means standard,
so the BCC time announcement would be something like "Chinese standard
time, 9 o'clock."
