diàn

electricity

HSK 1

1Stroke Order Animation

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2Readings & Meanings

  • diànelectric; electricity; electrical

3Structure

Overlapping structure重叠结构

is built from 2 parts.

4Common Words with

闪电shǎn diàn

lightning

充电chōng diàn

to charge (a battery)

看电视kàn diàn shì

to watch TV

电灯diàn dēng

electric light

停电tíng diàn

power outage; blackout

导电dǎo diàn

to conduct electricity

5Example Sentences

我每天晚上都看电视。

wǒ měi tiān wǎn shàng dū kàn diàn shì。

I watch TV every night.

手机没电了,需要充电。

shǒu jī méi diàn le, xū yào chōng diàn。

The phone is out of battery; it needs to be charged.

我的手机没电了。

wǒ de shǒu jī méi diàn le。

My phone is out of battery.

停电了,家里很黑。

tíng diàn le, jiā lǐ hěn hēi。

The power went out, so it is very dark at home.

Other Characters Pronounced “dian”