电 diàn electricity

源How it came to be

The full form is a rain cloud over a lightning bolt. Simplification took the cloud away and left the bare bolt with its tail still whipping. Nobody renamed it when the meaning moved indoors.

用用法

• Electricity - and the prefix that builds modern devices: 电脑 (diànnǎo) computer, 电话 (diànhuà) phone, 电视 (diànshì) TV, 电影 (diànyǐng) film.
• Also 'lightning': 闪电 (shǎndiàn).

词含“电”的词语

• 打电话dǎdiànhuàmake a phone callHSK 1
• 电脑diànnǎocomputerHSK 1
• 电视diànshìtelevisionHSK 1
• 电影diànyǐngfilmHSK 1
• 电影院diànyǐngyuàncinemaHSK 1
• 电话diànhuàtelephoneHSK 1
• 电梯diàntīelevatorHSK 3
• 电子书diànzǐshūelectronic bookHSK 3
• 电动车diàndòngchēelectric vehicleHSK 4
• 电视剧diànshìjùTV seriesHSK 4
• 充电chōngdiànto recharge (a battery)HSK 5
• 家电jiādiànhousehold electric applianceHSK 5
• 电动diàndòngelectric-poweredHSK 5
• 电商diànshānge-commerce (short for 电子商务)HSK 5
• 电器diànqìapplianceHSK 5
• 电子版diànzǐbǎnelectronic editionHSK 5
• 电池diànchíbatteryHSK 5
• 电视台diànshìtáitelevision stationHSK 5
• 发电fādiànto generate electricityHSK 6
• 电力diànlìelectrical powerHSK 6
• 电源diànyuánelectric power sourceHSK 6
• 电饭锅diànfànguōelectric rice cookerHSK 6
• 闪电shǎndiànlightningHSK 6
• 来电láidiànincoming telephone call (or telegram)HSK 7
• 电信diànxìntelecommunicationsHSK 7
• 电台diàntáitransmitter-receiverHSK 7
• 电线diànxiànwireHSK 7
• 电网diànwǎngelectricity gridHSK 7
• 贺电hèdiàncongratulatory telegramHSK 8
• 核电站hédiànzhànnuclear power plantHSK 9
• 电讯diànxùntelecommunicationsHSK 9

句例句

• 她在清扫电灯。 Tā zài qīngsǎo diàndēng.She's cleaning the electric light.
• 我收到一个电子邮件。 Wǒ shōu dào yīge diànzǐ yóujiàn.I received an e-mail.
• 我去看电影了。 Wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng le.I went to see a movie.
• 我明天打电话给你。 Wǒ míngtiān dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.I'll call you tomorrow.