电台 diàntái transmitter-receiver
transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station; radio station
How to remember 电台: 电 electricity + 台 platform = transmitter-receiver.
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How it is used
- A radio station / broadcasting station - 广播电台 (guǎngbō diàntái) a radio station; also a transceiver set.
- Everyday for radio broadcasters (听电台, listen to the radio); measure words 个/家.
- In military/technical use it also means the radio transmitter-receiver device itself, not just the broadcaster.