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  • 1

    n.electricity

    • wǒ men yǐ jīng sān tiān méi yǒu diàn le

      我们已经没有

      We have been out of power for three days.

    • suí shǒu guān dēng bù yào làng fèi diàn

      随手关灯浪费

      Don't leave the lights on it wastes electricity.

    • zhè lǐ hé shí tōng de diàn

      这里何时

      When did here first get electricity?

  • 2

    n.lightning

    • léi diàn

      thunder and lightning

    • shǎn diàn

      lightning

    • léi diàn jiāo jiā

      lightning accompanied by peals of thunders

  • 3

    v.give/get an electric shock

    • bèi diàn sǐ

      be killed by an electric shock

  • 4

    n.telegram; cable

    • zhì diàn

      send a telegram

    • jí diàn

      urgent telegram

    • yàn diàn

      message of condolences

    synonym
  • 5

    v.send a telegram

    • diàn hè

      send a congratulatory telegram

    • diàn gào

      telegraph

Words and phrases with 电

Word usage

  • "电" is often matched with measure word "度".
    • one kilowatt hour

Similar-form characters to 电

Chinese Characters with pinyin diàn

  • shop; inn
  • put something under something else; pad
  • 殿
    hall; bring up the rear
  • establish; make offerings to the dead
  • precipitate; shallow lake