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电缆

diàn lǎn · dian lan

Traditional 電纜

Meaning

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  1. (electric) cable
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The power cut

  1. Dengdeng

    昨天(zuótiān)晚上(wǎnshang)停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)。

    There was a power cut last night.

  2. Liangliang

    是不是(shìbùshì)胡同里(hútònglǐ)的(de)电缆(diànlǎn)坏(huài)了(le)？

    Is a cable in the hutong broken?

  3. Dengdeng

    工人(gōngrén)来(lái)看了(kànle)电缆(diànlǎn)，说(shuō)没有(méiyǒu)问题(wèntí)。

    The worker looked at the cable and said it is fine.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)为什么(wèishénme)我们家(wǒmenjiā)没有(méiyǒu)电(diàn)？

    Then why do we have no power at home?

  5. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)是不是(shìbùshì)忘了(wàngle)交(jiāo)电费(diànfèi)？

    Did you forget to pay the electricity bill?

  6. Liangliang

    哦(ò)，我(wǒ)忘了(wàngle)，电缆(diànlǎn)没(méi)错(cuò)，是(shì)我的(wǒde)错(cuò)。

    Oh, I forgot. The cable is not wrong, it is my fault.

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In a sentence

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01

工(gōng)人(rén)们(men)正(zhèng)在(zài)地(dì)下(xià)铺(pū)设(shè)新(xīn)的(de)电(diàn)缆(lǎn)。

The workers are laying new cables underground.

02

这(zhè)根(gēn)电(diàn)缆(lǎn)连(lián)接(jiē)着(zhe)整(zhěng)栋(dòng)大(dà)楼(lóu)的(de)供(gōng)电(diàn)系(xì)统(tǒng)。

This cable connects the power supply system of the entire building.

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