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电子

diàn zǐ · dian zi

Traditional 電子

Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. electronic
  2. electron (particle physics)
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In a conversation

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Books on a screen

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)在(zài)看(kàn)什么(shénme)？是(shì)电子(diànzǐ)书(shū)吗(ma)？

    What are you reading? Is it an e-book?

  2. Liangliang

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)所有(suǒyǒu)的(de)书(shū)都(dōu)变成(biànchéng)了(le)电子(diànzǐ)书(shū)。

    Yes. All my books became e-books.

  3. Dengdeng

    那(nà)你(nǐ)家(jiā)的(de)书架(shūjià)呢(ne)？

    Then what about your bookshelf?

  4. Liangliang

    书架(shūjià)还在(háizài)，现在(xiànzài)放(fàng)着(zhe)我的(wǒde)充电线(chōngdiànxiàn)。

    The shelf is still there. Now it holds my charging cables.

  5. Dengdeng

    电子(diànzǐ)书(shū)不(bù)占(zhàn)地方(dìfang)，充电线(chōngdiànxiàn)占(zhàn)。

    E-books don't take up space. Charging cables do.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)父(fù)亲(qīn)是(shì)个(gè)电(diàn)子(zǐ)工(gōng)程(chéng)师(shī)。

My father is an electronics engineer.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

02

鲨(shā)鱼(yú)对(duì)电(diàn)子(zǐ)信(xìn)号(hào)和(hé)噪(zào)音(yīn)很(hěn)敏(mǐn)感(gǎn)。

Sharks are sensitive to electrical signals as well as sound.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by Eldad · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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