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电

diàn

electricity; electric; lightning

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Strokes
5
Radical
田
HSK
1
Tone
4

Traditional form: 電

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 电很有用。

    Diàn hěn yǒu yòng

    Electricity is very useful.

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  • 打电话。

    Dǎ diàn huà

    Make a call.

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  • 我在打电话。

    Wǒ zài dǎ diàn huà

    I'm on the phone.

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  • 接电话。

    Jiē diàn huà

    Answer the phone.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 电

  • 电话diàn huà 4–4 telephone; phone call; phone number
  • 电影diàn yǐng 4–3 movie; film
  • 电视diàn shì 4–4 television; TV
  • 电脑diàn nǎo 4–3 computer
  • 电diàn 4lightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
  • 打电话dǎ diàn huà 3–4–4to make a telephone call
  • 电视机diàn shì jī 4–4–1television set
  • 电影院diàn yǐng yuàn 4–3–4cinema; movie theater
  • 电子diàn zǐ 4–3 electronic; electron (particle physics)
  • 电梯diàn tī 4–1 elevator; escalator
  • 电视台diàn shì tái 4–4–2television station
  • 电视剧diàn shì jù 4–4–4TV series; TV drama