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电

diàn · dian

Traditional 電

HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. lightning
  2. electricity
  3. electric (bound form)
  4. to get (or give) an electric shock
  5. phone call or telegram etc
  6. to send via telephone or telegram etc
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My phone has no power

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)没(méi)电(diàn)了(le)。

    My phone is out of power.

  2. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)，那边(nàbian)有(yǒu)插座(chāzuò)。

    Look, there is a socket over there.

  3. Liangliang

    太(tài)好(hǎo)了(le)！有(yǒu)电(diàn)就(jiù)行(xíng)。

    Great! Power is all I need.

  4. Dengdeng

    不过(bùguò)店里(diànlǐ)停(tíng)电(diàn)了(le)。

    But the shop has a power cut.

  5. Liangliang

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)怎么办(zěnmebàn)？

    Oh? Then what about my phone?

  6. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)手机(shǒujī)有(yǒu)电(diàn)，借(jiè)你(nǐ)打(dǎ)电话(diànhuà)。

    My phone has power. I will lend it to you for a call.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)电(diàn)，那(nà)我(wǒ)们(men)生(shēng)活(huó)会(huì)怎(zěn)样(yàng)?

What would our lives be like without electricity?

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)盏(zhǎn)电(diàn)灯(dēng)坏(huài)了(le)，房(fáng)间(jiān)一(yí)片(piàn)漆(qī)黑(hēi)。

This electric lamp is broken, and the room is completely dark.

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