Chinese Traditional:
Chinese Simplified:
Pinyin: dian4
Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˋ
English Meaning: 1. electricity 2. to make a phone call 3. radio 4. electric
German Meaning: Elektrizität
Spanish Meaning: la electricidad

Example Sentences:

電在現代人生活中不可或缺。
电在现代人生活中不可或缺。
dian4 zai4 xian4 dai4 ren2 sheng1 huo2 zhong1 bu4 ke3 huo4 que1.
Electricity is essential to modern life.
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軍人有時需要在沒有自來水或電的情況下生活幾個月。
军人有时需要在没有自来水或电的情况下生活几个月。
jun1 ren2 you3 shi2 xu1 yao4 zai4 mei2 you3 zi4 lai2 shui3 huo4 dian4 de5 qing2 kuang4 xia4 sheng1 huo2 ji3 ge5 yue4.
The soldiers had to spend months living without running water or electricity.
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這棟建築物本身有獨立的供電系統。
这栋建筑物本身有独立的供电系统。
zhe4 dong4 jian4 zhu2 wu4 ben3 shen1 you3 du2 li4 de5 gong1 dian4 xi4 tong3.
The building has its own independent power supply.
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