电 diàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
电力
diànlì
power, electricity
Characters in this word
力 lì
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 夏季用电高峰来临前，政府要求电力公司提前检查老旧线路。 Xiàjì yòngdiàn gāofēng láilín qián, zhèngfǔ yāoqiú diànlì gōngsī tíqián jiǎnchá lǎojiù xiànlù. Before the summer peak in electricity use arrives, the government requires power companies to inspect ageing power lines in advance.
- 山里的村子终于通上了电力，晚上不再黑漆漆的。 Shān lǐ de cūnzi zhōngyú tōngshàng le diànlì, wǎnshang bú zài hēiqīqī de. The mountain village finally got electricity, and the nights are no longer pitch black.
- 昨晚电力中断了，大家只好点蜡烛。 Zuówǎn diànlì zhōngduàn le, dàjiā zhǐhǎo diǎn làzhú. The power was cut off last night, so everyone had to light candles.
Related words
- 打电话 dǎdiànhuà to make a phone call
- 电 diàn electricity
- 电话 diànhuà telephone; phone call
- 电脑 diànnǎo computer
- 电视 diànshì television, TV
- 电视机 diànshìjī TV set
- 电影 diànyǐng film, movie
- 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn cinema
- 电视剧 diànshìjù television series
- 电视台 diànshìtái television station
- 电台 diàntái radio station
- 电子邮件 diànzǐyóujiàn email