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电

diàn

Traditional: 電

lightning

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Meaning of 电 in English

diànHSK 3+ HSK 5noun, verbSyllabus #593
  1. lightning
  2. electricity
  3. electric (bound form)
  4. phone call or telegram etc
  5. to get (or give) an electric shock
  6. to send via telephone or telegram etc

Example sentences

  1. 电很有用。
    diàn hěn yǒu yòng。
    Electricity is very useful.
    Tatoeba #1397334 by mtdot · #279145 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 电

电话HSK 1电脑HSK 1电视HSK 1电影HSK 1打电话HSK 1电影院HSK 1电梯HSK 3电子书HSK 3电动车HSK 4电视剧HSK 4

Level, pinyin and part of speech: HSK Syllabus (CLEC, Nov 2025). Definitions: CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0. Sources & licences