电 (diàn) means Electrical (electricity). Below are 24 of the 131 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
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From the graded readers
她给我打 电 话，我没接。
tā gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà, wǒ méi jiē.
She rang me and I didn't pick up.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
晚上我看书，也看一会儿 电 视。
wǎnshang wǒ kànshū, yě kàn / kān yìhuir diànshì.
In the evening I read, and watch a little TV.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Day
桌子上边有我的 电 脑和很多书。
zhuōzi shàng biān yǒu wǒ de(possessive) diànnǎo hé hěnduō shū.
On the desk are my computer and a lot of books.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My New Room
我跑进 电 梯，看见了我的经理。
wǒ pǎo jìn diàntī, kànjiànle wǒ de(possessive) jīnglǐ.
I ran into the lift and saw my manager.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work
我的手机没 电 了，也没有地图。
wǒ de(possessive) shǒujī méi diàn le / liǎo / liào, yě méiyǒu dìtú.
My phone was dead and I had no map.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Getting Lost
那天下午，我们楼的 电 梯坏了。
nà / nèi tiānxià wǔ, wǒmen lóu de / dì diàntī huàile.
That afternoon the lift in our building broke down.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Helping a Stranger
昨天晚上九点，妈妈给我打 电 话。
zuótiān wǎnshang jiǔ diǎn, māma gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà.
At nine last night my mum called me.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · A Phone Call
可是今天早上，他们打 电 话来了。
kěshì jīntiān zǎoshang, tāmen dǎdiànhuà lái le / liǎo / liào.
But this morning they rang.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
八点的时候，妈妈给我打了视频 电 话。
bā diǎn de / dì shíhou, māma gěi wǒ dǎle shìpín diànhuà.
At eight my mum made a video call.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Mid-Autumn Festival
我用 电 脑给自己打 电 话，可是没有人接。
wǒ yòng diànnǎo gěi zìjǐ dǎdiànhuà, kěshì méiyǒu rén jiē.
I rang my own number from the computer, but nobody picked up.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
我们就在客厅里吃东西、看 电 影、玩游戏。
wǒmen jiù zài kè tīng lǐ chī dōngxī, kàn / kān diànyǐng, wán / wàn yóuxì.
So we ate in the living room, watched a film and played games.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · A Rainy Day
From the grammar library
我晚上在家看 电 视。
Wǒ wǎnshang zài jiā kàn diànshì.
I watch TV at home in the evening.
Grammar library · HSK 1 · Word order — Subject + Verb + Object
电 appears in 131 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Words that contain 电
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Questions about 电
How is 电 used in a sentence?
This page shows 131 sentences using 电 (diàn, "Electrical (electricity)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 电 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 电 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Where can I see the full entry for 电?
The dictionary page for 电 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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