Word: 电 (diàn)

Traditional: 電

电 dictionary entry

diàn: electricity; electric (bound form); lightning; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc; to get (or give) an electric shock

Full dictionary entry for 电

What 电 means in each sentence

electricity 21 sentences
electric (bound form) 2 sentences

Example sentences using 电

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人间私语，天闻若雷；暗室亏心，神目如电

rénjiān sīyǔ, tiān wén ruò léi; ànshìkuīxīn, shén mù rú diàn

whispers among people are heard by heaven like thunder; a guilty deed in a dark room is seen by the gods like lightning
以前，这个房子没有电。

Yǐqián, zhège fángzi méiyǒu diàn.

In the past, this house didn't have electricity.
低碳生活从节约用电开始。

Dītàn shēnghuó cóng jiéyuē yòng diàn kāishǐ.

A low-carbon life starts with saving electricity.
你们做饭用天然气还是用电？

Nǐmen zuòfàn yòng tiānránqì háishi yòng diàn?

Do you cook by gas or electricity?
功率越大，用的电就越多。

Gōnglǜ yuè dà, yòng de diàn jiù yuè duō.

The higher the power, the more electricity it uses.
唉，我的手机又没电了！

Āi, wǒ de shǒujī yòu méi diàn le!

Oh dear, my phone has run out of battery again!
她认为他是在浪费电。

Tā rènwéi tā shì zài làngfèi diàn.

She thought that he was wasting electricity.
很快电就又来了。

Hěn kuài diàn jiù yòu láile.

The electricity came on again in a few minutes.
我们没有电。

Wǒmen méiyǒu diàn.

We have no electricity.
我的手机没电了。

Wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le.

My phone is out of battery.
我的电池没电了。

Wǒ de diànchí méi diàn le.

My battery is dead.
我计算机的电池没电了。

Wǒ jìsuànjī de diànchí méi diàn le.

The batteries in my calculator are dead.
扫地机器人的电快用完了。

Sǎodìjīqìrén de diàn kuài yòng wánle.

The robot vacuum is almost out of battery.
机器发了很多电。

Jīqì fāle hěn duō diàn.

The machine generated large amounts of electricity.
电影院离电车站近吗？

Diànyǐngyuàn lí diàn chēzhàn jìn ma?

Is the movie theater near the station?
电池快没电了。

Diànchí kuài méi diàn le.

The battery is low.
电池没电了。

Diànchí méi diàn le.

The battery died.
电炉子接火，后来热

diàn lúzi jiēhuǒ, hòulái rè

connecting an electric stove to the power: it heats up later
电结他的声音和木结他不同。

Diàn jié tā de shēngyīn hé mù jié tā bùtóng.

An electric guitar doesn't sound the same as an acoustic one.
请节约用电。

Qǐng jiéyuē yòng diàn.

Please save electricity.
车发动不了因为电池没电了。

Chē fādòng bù liǎo yīnwèi diànchí méi diàn le.

The car won't start because the battery has run down.
这些电池都没电了。

Zhèxiē diànchí dōu méi diàn le.

These batteries are all dead.
那些电池没电了。

Nèixiē diànchí méi diàn le.

The batteries died.
那台机器可以发很多电。

Nà tái jīqì kěyǐ fā hěn duō diàn.

The machine generates a lot of electricity.
随便乱弄电是危险的。

Suíbiàn luàn nòng diàn shì wēixiǎn de.

It's dangerous to fool around with electricity.