电池 diànchí battery
battery; electric cell
How to remember 电池: 电 electricity + 池 pool = battery.
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How it is used
- A battery - 手机没电了，充电池 (chōng diànchí) charge the battery; 一节电池 (yì jié diànchí) one battery, measure word 节.
- Note 没电 ('out of power') is the phrase for a dead battery, not 没电池. 电池 is the physical cell/battery pack.
Example sentences
- 电池要额外付钱。 Diànchí yào éwài fùqián.You need to pay extra for the batteries.