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手电筒

shǒu diàn tǒng · shou dian tong

Traditional 手電筒

Meaning

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  1. flashlight
  2. electric hand torch
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In a conversation

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The power is out

  1. Dengdeng

    亮亮(liàngliàng)，停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)！你(nǐ)有(yǒu)手电筒(shǒudiàntǒng)吗(ma)？

    Liangliang, the power's out! Do you have a flashlight?

  2. Liangliang

    有(yǒu)，在(zài)桌子(zhuōzi)下面(xiàmiàn)……可是(kěshì)我(wǒ)看不见(kànbujiàn)。

    Yes, under the table… but I can't see.

  3. Dengdeng

    用(yòng)手机(shǒujī)的(de)手电筒(shǒudiàntǒng)吧(ba)。

    Use the flashlight on your phone.

  4. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)。……找到(zhǎodào)了(le)！

    Good idea. …Found it!

  5. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！手电筒(shǒudiàntǒng)能用(néngyòng)吗(ma)？

    Great! Does the flashlight work?

  6. Liangliang

    能(néng)用(yòng)……不过(bùguò)没电(méidiàn)了(le)。

    It works… but the batteries are dead.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)给(gěi)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)一(yì)把(bǎ)手(shǒu)电(diàn)筒(tǒng)。

Tom gave Mary a flashlight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)有(yǒu)手(shǒu)电(diàn)筒(tǒng)的(de)话(huà)你(nǐ)什(shén)么(me)都(dōu)看(kàn)不(bu)到(dào)。

You won't be able to see anything without a flashlight.

Tatoeba: Chinese by rayshih715 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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