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贺电

hèdiàn

congratulatory message (sent by cable)

A postal worker hands a smiling person a red message slip
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Characters in this word

贺 hè

Strokes
9
Radical
贝 — sea shell
Made of
加 to add to, to increase, to augment 贝 sea shell
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 贺

电 diàn

Strokes
5
Radical
曰 — to speak
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 获奖消息公布后,研究所陆续收到来自各国同行的贺电。 Huòjiǎng xiāoxi gōngbù hòu, yánjiūsuǒ lùxù shōudào láizì gèguó tóngháng de hèdiàn. After the award was announced, the research institute received congratulatory messages from colleagues in various countries.
  • 他的婚礼上收到了许多亲友发来的贺电。 Tā de hūnlǐ shang shōudào le xǔduō qīnyǒu fā lái de hèdiàn. At his wedding he received many congratulatory messages from relatives and friends.
  • 公司成立十周年,各界朋友发来了贺电。 Gōngsī chénglì shí zhōunián, gèjiè péngyou fā lái le hèdiàn. On the company's tenth anniversary, friends from all walks of life sent congratulatory messages.

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