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电池

diàn chí · dian chi

Traditional 電池

HSK 5Measure words: 节 jié, 组 zǔ

Meaning

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  1. battery
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The dead remote

  1. Dengdeng

    遥控器(yáokòngqì)没(méi)反应(fǎnyìng)了(le)。

    The remote isn't responding.

  2. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)电池(diànchí)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)？

    Is the battery dead?

  3. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)换了(huànle)新(xīn)电池(diànchí)，还是(háishi)不行(bùxíng)。

    I put in new batteries. Still nothing.

  4. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，电池(diànchí)装反了(zhuāngfǎnle)！

    Look, the batteries are in backwards!

  5. Dengdeng

    哎呀(āiyā)，真的(zhēnde)装反了(zhuāngfǎnle)。

    Oh no, they really are.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)电(diàn)池(chí)，虽(suī)然(rán)是(shì)新(xīn)的(de)，但(dàn)是(shì)没(méi)用(yòng)。

Although these batteries are new, they don't work.

Tatoeba: Chinese by xjjAstrus · English by sharris123 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

车(chē)发(fā)动(dòng)不(bu)了(liǎo)因(yīn)为(wèi)电(diàn)池(chí)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)。

The car won't start because the battery has run down.

Tatoeba: Chinese by gonnastop · English by darinmex · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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