电 diàn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 曰 — to speak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
电网
diànwǎng
power grid
Characters in this word
网 wǎng
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 网 — net
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 极端天气频繁出现，对老旧电网的承载能力提出了严峻考验。 Jíduān tiānqì pínfán chūxiàn, duì lǎojiù diànwǎng de chéngzài nénglì tíchū le yánjùn kǎoyàn. The frequent occurrence of extreme weather has posed a severe test to the carrying capacity of ageing power grids.
- 暴雨使这个区域的电网出现故障，居民晚上没有电。 Bàoyǔ shǐ zhège qūyù de diànwǎng chūxiàn gùzhàng, jūmín wǎnshang méiyǒu diàn. Heavy rain caused a fault in this area's power grid, and residents had no electricity at night.
- 电工爬上高塔，检查电网上的设备。 Diàngōng pá shàng gāotǎ, jiǎnchá diànwǎng shàng de shèbèi. The electrician climbed the tall tower to check the equipment on the power grid.
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