电

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Pronunciation : diàn

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Meaning :
  1. electricity. (n)
  2. telegram; cable. (n)
  3. give or get an electric shock. (v)
Radical : 田
Strokes : 5
Traditional : 電 ( Stroke Order )
Usage : 41.3%
Common Words / Phrases:
1.
电脑
diàn nǎo

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 : computer (电 = electronic; 脑 = brain)
2.
电话
diàn huà

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 : telephone, call (电 = electrical; 话 = word; talk)
3.
电梯
diàn tī

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 : lift; elevator; escalator (电 = electrical; 梯 = ladder)
4.
电影
diàn yǐng

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 : film; movie
5.
电子邮件
diàn zǐ yóu jiàn

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 : email (电子 = electronic; 邮件 = mail)
6.
电视
diàn shì

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 : television, TV
7.
电池
diàn chí

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 : battery
8.
电器
diàn qì

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 : electrical appliance
9.
电台
diàn tái

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 : broadcasting (or radio) station; station
10.
闪电
shǎn diàn

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 : lightning
Sentences:
1. I shave with an electric razor.
wǒ yòng diàn dòng tì xū dāo guā hú zǐ 。
我 用 电 动 剃 须 刀 刮 胡 子 。

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我 : I
用 : use
电动 : motor-driven; electric
剃 : shave
须 : (胡须) beard
刀 : knife
剃须刀 : razor
刮 : shave
胡子 : beard
2. Do you know who is the creator of the electric bulb?
nǐ zhī dào shuí shì diàn dēng de fā míng zhě ？
你 知 道 谁 是 电 灯 的 发 明 者 ？

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你 : you
知道 : know
谁 : who
是 : is
电 : electric
灯 : light
电灯 : electric lamp; electric light
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
发明者 : inventor, creator
3. The ice storm caused a power outage.
bào fēng xuě dǎo zhì tíng diàn 。
暴 风 雪 导 致 停 电 。

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暴风雪 : storm
风 : wind
雪 : snow
导致 : cause
停电 : blackout; power cut
停 : stop
电 : electricity
4. There was something wrong with the switch and I got a shock.
diàn mén yǒu máo bìng ， diàn le wǒ yí xià 。
电 门 有 毛 病 ， 电 了 我 一 下 。

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电门 : switch
有 : have
毛病 : problem
电 : give or get an electric shock
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
我 : I, me
一下 : one time; once
5. I only ever listen to one radio station.
wǒ zhī shōu tīng yī gè diàn tái de jiē mù 。
我 只 收 听 一 个 电 台 的 节 目 。

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我 : I
只 : only
收听 : listen
一 : one
个 : measure word
电台 : radio station
的 : (particle) used after an attribute; to
节目 : programme
6. The line’s dead.
diàn huà bù tōng 。
电 话 不 通 。

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电话 : telephone, call
不通 : be obstructed; be blocked up
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March 22nd, 2010 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , , ,

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