电diànelectricity

1. 1.

   electricitynoun

2. 2.

   lightningnoun

3. 3.

   to get (or give) an electric shockverb

• 电electricity

电 often appears with 有 or 没有 to say whether there is power, and 电 can also start words such as 电话 and 电脑.

1. HSK 1

   家里没有电了。

   Jiā lǐ méiyǒu diàn le.

   There's no electricity at home now.

2. HSK 2

   我的手机快没有电了。

   Wǒ de shǒujī kuài méiyǒu diàn le.

   My phone is about to run out of electricity.

3. HSK 3

   小心，别被电到。

   Xiǎoxīn, bié bèi diàn dào.

   Careful, don't get an electric shock.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   房间里怎么这么黑？

   Fángjiān lǐ zěnme zhème hēi?

   Why is it so dark in the room?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   没有电了，不知道什么时候来电。

   Méiyǒu diàn le, bù zhīdào shénme shíhou lái diàn.

   The power is out, and I don't know when it will come back.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我的手机也快没有电了。

   Wǒ de shǒujī yě kuài méiyǒu diàn le.

   My phone is almost out of electricity too.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   那我们今天早一些睡觉吧。

   Nà wǒmen jīntiān zǎo yìxiē shuìjiào ba.

   Then let's go to bed a bit earlier tonight.

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• 电影diàn yǐngmovieHSK 1
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• 电视diàn shìtelevision; TVHSK 1
• 电话diàn huàtelephoneHSK 1
• 打电话dǎ diàn huàto make a telephone callHSK 1
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