电线

diàn xiàn · dian xian

Traditional 電線

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. wire
  2. power cord
  3. CL:根 (gēn)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

电(diàn)线(xiàn)有(yǒu)没(méi)有(yǒu)电(diàn)?我(wǒ)一(yì)摸(mō)就(jiù)知(zhī)道(dào)。

Is the wire live? I can tell just by touching it.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jan_OkulaJu · English by jan_OkulaJu · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

电(diàn)线(xiàn)被(bèi)用(yòng)来(lái)运(yùn)送(sòng)电(diàn)力(lì)。

Wires are used to convey electricity.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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