电 (電)
diàn
Pinyin

Definition

电 (電)
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diàn
  1. electric
  2. electricity
  3. electrical

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

电
diàn
  1. 1 electric
  2. 2 electricity
  3. 3 electrical
电信
diàn xìn
  1. 1 telecommunications
电影
diàn yǐng
  1. 1 movie
  2. 2 film
  3. 3 classifier: 部 bù
  4. 4 classifier: 片 piàn
  5. 5 classifier: 幕 mù
  6. 6 classifier: 场 chǎng
电脑
diàn nǎo
  1. 1 computer
  2. 2 classifier: 台 tái
电视
diàn shì
  1. 1 television
  2. 2 TV
  3. 3 classifier: 台 tái
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (2)

星流电击
xīng liú diàn jī
  1. 1 meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
  2. 2 portentous signs
电光朝露
diàn guāng zhāo lù
  1. 1 flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
  2. 2 impermanent

Sample Sentences

我先生今儿出门儿的时候，说要和大学同学聚餐，我总觉得不对劲儿，一定有事儿，就打电话问了一个熟人，他就露馅儿了，我压根儿没想到他会这样骗我。
wǒ xiānsheng jīnr chūméner de shíhou ，shuō yào hé dàxué tóngxué jùcān ，wǒ zǒng juéde bùduìjìnr ，yīdìng yǒu shìr ，jiù dǎdiànhuà wèn le yīgē shúrén ，tā jiù lòuxiànr le ，wǒ yàgēnr méixiǎngdào tā huì zhèyàng piàn wǒ 。
When my husband went out today and said he was going to have dinner with his college friends, I couldn’t help feeling that something was wrong. I called an acquaintance and he gave my husband away. I had no idea he would lie to me like that.
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这部电影天马行空，很有想法。
zhè bù diànyǐng tiānmǎxíngkōng ，hěn yǒu xiǎngfǎ 。
This movie is bizarre. There are a lot of ideas in this movie.
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你想加入我们吗？我们要去看电影。
nǐ xiǎng jiārù wǒmen ma ？wǒmen yào qù kàn diànyǐng 。
Do you want to join us? We're going to watch a movie.
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智能手机“麻雀虽小，五脏俱全”。你可以打电话，传信息，还可以拍照。
zhìnéngshǒujī “máquèsuīxiǎo,wǔzàngjùquán ”。nǐ kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà ，chuán xìnxī ，hái kěyǐ pāizhào 。
A smartphone is small but it has every function you may need. You can make a call, text and also take pictures.
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新华社四月八日电
Xīnhuáshè Sìyuè bā rì diàn
April 8th Xinhua News
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新华社四月十六日电
Xīnhuáshè Sìyuè shíliù rì diàn
Xinhua News April 16th
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充电处
chōng diàn chù
charging spot
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电梯
diàn tī
elevator
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隔天，8月7号星期四，女孩儿消失的第32天，一个雷电交加的夜晚。这晚秦宇照常是一个人在店里。洗着杯子的时候，不知怎的，总觉得背后好像有双眼睛在盯着他，心里不禁感到毛毛的，浑身不自在。转过身，他大吃一惊！
gétiān ，bā yuè qī hào Xīngqīsì ，nǚháiēr xiāoshī de dì sānshíèr tiān ，yīgè léidiànjiāojiā de yèwǎn 。zhè wǎn qínyǔ zhàocháng shì yīgè rén zài diàn lǐ 。xǐ zhe bēizi de shíhou ，bùzhīzěnde ，zǒng juéde bèihòu hǎoxiàng yǒu shuāng yǎnjing zài dīng zhe tā ，xīnli bùjīn gǎndào máomáo de ，húnshēn bùzìzai 。zhuàn guò shēn ，tā dàchīyījīng ！
The next day, Thursday, August 7th, the 32nd day since the girl disappeared, it’s a dark and stormy night. QinYu was in the shop by himself as usual. When washing the glasses, he somehow felt that there was someone staring at him. He couldn’t help but feel a chill down his spine. As he turned around, he was shocked by what he saw!!
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谢谢您的来电，再见。
xièxie nín de láidiàn ，zàijiàn 。
Thank you for your call. Goodbye.
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