八点档

八點檔
bādiǎndàng
  1. 8:00 p.m. time slot (on television)
  2. (Tw) (coll.) television drama series that airs in the prime time slot of 8:00 p.m.

CEDICT

taiwan colloquial

Entry Composition

1 八 bā eight
2 点 diǎn
  1. to touch briefly; to tap
  2. to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)
  3. to order (food etc); to select
  4. to mention; to bring up (a topic or person)
  5. to hint at; to imply
  6. to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops
  7. to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite
  8. to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down
  9. point; dot; spot; speck
  10. dot stroke in Chinese characters
  11. (math.) decimal point
  12. point in time or space
  13. (after a number) o'clock
  14. a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more
  15. classifier for small amounts
3 档 dàng
  1. (bound form) shelves (for files); pigeonholes
  2. (bound form) files
  3. crosspiece (of a table etc)
  4. (bound form) (of goods) grade
  5. vendor's open-air stall
  6. (Tw) timeslot for a show or program
  7. classifier for shows
  8. classifier for events, affairs etc
  9. Taiwan pr. dǎng