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充电

chōng diàn · chong dian

Traditional 充電

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. to recharge (a battery)
  2. (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)
  3. to update one's skills and knowledge
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  1. Liangliang

    糟了(zāole)，我的(wǒde)手机(shǒujī)只(zhǐ)有(yǒu)百分之一(bǎifēnzhīyī)的(de)电(diàn)了(le)。

    Oh no, my phone has only one percent battery left.

  2. Dengdeng

    快(kuài)充电(chōngdiàn)吧(ba)！我(wǒ)带(dài)了(le)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)。

    Charge it quickly! I brought a power bank.

  3. Liangliang

    太好了(tàihǎole)！你的(nǐde)充电宝(chōngdiànbǎo)有(yǒu)电(diàn)吗(ma)？

    Great! Does your power bank have charge?

  4. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)看看(kànkan)……哎呀(āiyā)，它(tā)也(yě)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)。

    Let me see... oops, it is out of charge too.

  5. Liangliang

    看(kàn)，那儿(nàr)有(yǒu)插座(chāzuò)！我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)给(gěi)手机(shǒujī)充电(chōngdiàn)。

    Look, there is a socket over there! Let's charge the phone first.

  6. Dengdeng

    然后(ránhòu)给(gěi)自己(zìjǐ)充电(chōngdiàn)——再(zài)来(lái)两杯(liǎngbēi)咖啡(kāfēi)！

    Then we recharge ourselves — two more coffees!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)附(fù)近(jìn)有(yǒu)没(méi)有(yǒu)可(kě)以(yǐ)给(gěi)手(shǒu)机(jī)充(chōng)电(diàn)的(de)地(dì)方(fang)？

Is there a place where I can charge my cellphone around here?

Tatoeba: Chinese by fenfang557 · English by WestofEden · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

工(gōng)作(zuò)太(tài)累(lèi)了(le)，我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)休(xiū)假(jià)去(qù)充(chōng)电(diàn)。

Work is too tiring; I want to take a vacation to recharge.

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充
chōng

sufficient; full; to fill

电
diàn

lightning; electricity

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