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电
diàn
Main
English Definitionlightning; electricity; electric (bound form); to get (or give) an electric shock; phone call or telegram etc; to send via telephone or telegram etc
Simplified Script电
Traditional Script電
Pinyindiàn
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄉㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)din6
Part of Speech(名) noun, (动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3

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电话diànhuàtelephone; phone call; phone number
电影diànyǐngmovie; film
电脑diànnǎocomputer
电梯diàntīelevator; escalator
电影院diànyǐng yuàncinema; movie theater
Words With Same Tail Word    
家电jiādiànhousehold electric appliance; abbr. for 家用电器
回电huídiànto call somebody back (on the phone); a return call; to reply to a telegram; to wire back; a reply telegram
发电fādiànto generate electricity; to send a telegram
闪电shǎndiànlightning
无线电wúxiàn diànwireless
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