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diàn

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Radical
Strokes5
HSK 3
Trad.
Definitions
n
  • lightning
  • electricity
  • phone call or telegram etc
adj
  • electric (bound form)
v
  • to get (or give) an electric shock
  • to send via telephone or telegram etc
Examples

雷电

léi diàn

Thunder and lightning

风弛电掣。

fēng chí diàn chè

Swift as the wind and quick as lightning (moving extremely fast)

电门可能有毛病了,我一开灯,电了我一下。

diàn mén kě néng yǒu máo bìng le, wǒ yī kāi dēng, diàn le wǒ yī xià

The switch might be faulty; when I turned on the light, it gave me an electric shock.

Strokes: 5HSK 3Frequency #698Verified
电 (diàn) — lightning - ISCBJ Dictionary