电

diàn · dian

Traditional 電

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. lightning
  2. electricity
  3. electric (bound form)
  4. to get (or give) an electric shock
  5. phone call or telegram etc
  6. to send via telephone or telegram etc

In a sentence

2 examples
01

如(rú)果(guǒ)没(méi)有(yǒu)电(diàn),那(nà)我(wǒ)们(men)生(shēng)活(huó)会(huì)怎(zěn)样(yàng)?

What would our lives be like without electricity?

Tatoeba: Chinese by zhouj1955 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)盏(zhǎn)电(diàn)灯(dēng)坏(huài)了(le),房(fáng)间(jiān)一(yí)片(piàn)漆(qī)黑(hēi)。

This electric lamp is broken, and the room is completely dark.

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