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停电

tíng diàn · ting dian

Traditional 停電

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. to have a power failure
  2. power cut
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In a conversation

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The lights went out

  1. Dengdeng

    咦(yí)，怎么(zěnme)没有(méiyǒu)灯(dēng)了(le)？停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Huh, why are the lights off? Is there a power cut?

  2. Liangliang

    是(shì)，停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)，邻居(línjū)家(jiā)也(yě)是(shì)黑(hēi)的(de)。

    Yes, a power cut. The neighbours are dark too.

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)照(zhào)一下(yīxià)吧(ba)。

    I will light it with my phone.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)也(yě)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    My phone is out of battery too.

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)在(zài)停电(tíngdiàn)的(de)时候(shíhou)，我们(wǒmen)讲(jiǎng)故事(gùshi)吧(ba)。

    Then during the power cut, let us tell stories.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)突(tū)然(rán)停(tíng)电(diàn)，我(wǒ)们(men)只(zhǐ)好(hǎo)点(diǎn)蜡(là)烛(zhú)。

There was a sudden power outage last night, so we had to light candles.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)停(tíng)电(diàn)，电(diàn)梯(tī)停(tíng)在(zài)了(le)五(wǔ)楼(lóu)。

Because of the power outage, the elevator stopped on the fifth floor.

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