Miaozi

电

電

diànㄉㄧㄢˋ
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HSK 1TOCFL 3

Meaning

Meanings

  1. 1

    lightning

  2. 2

    electricity

  3. 3

    electric (bound form)

  4. 4

    to get (or give) an electric shock

  5. 5

    phone call or telegram etc

  6. 6

    to send via telephone or telegram etc

Examples

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如果没有电，那我们生活会怎样?

如果沒有電，那我們生活會怎樣?

What would our lives be like without electricity?

一盏电灯不亮了，你帮我来看看好吗？

一盞電燈不亮了，你幫我來看看好嗎？

One of the lights is not working. Do you think you could come take a look?

电使蜡烛在我们的生活中变得没什么用了。

電使蠟燭在我們的生活中變得沒什麼用了。

Electricity made candles of little use in our life.

我的手机没电了。

我的手機沒電了。

My phone is out of battery.

电很有用。

電很有用。

Electricity is very useful.

Characters

Character breakdown

曰

yuē

to speak

Related

Related: 电

停电

tíng diàn

to have a power failure

充电

chōng diàn

to recharge (a battery)

回电

huí diàn

to call sb back (on the phone)

家电

jiā diàn

household electric appliance

发电

fā diàn

to generate electricity

闪电

shǎn diàn

lightning

电力

diàn lì

electrical power

电动

diàn dòng

electric-powered

Stroke practice

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