卫视

wèi shì · HSK 7

satellite TV

📡📺 卫视 = 卫 (from 卫星 satellite) + 视 (from 电视 TV) = satellite TV

卫视 is the clipped form of 卫星电视: it keeps the first character of 卫星 (satellite) and the last of 电视 (television). Wèi shì sounds like way-shir, the way TV beams down from way up high.

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