来电

lái diàn

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Verb Common

Definitions

1. incoming telephone call (or telegram)
2. to phone in; to send in a telegram
3. to have an instant attraction to sb
4. (of electricity, after an outage) to come back

Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 断电 duàn diàn 断电 duàn diàn to experience a power outage; to have a power failure 断电 means power outage, which is opposite to the 'electricity coming back' sense of 来电.: to experience a power outage; to have a power failure

Related words

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• 电话 diàn huà 电话 diàn huà telephone 电话 is a general term for telephone call; 来电 specifically refers to an incoming call or message.: telephone
• 回电 huí diàn 回电 huí diàn to call sb back (on the phone) 回电 means to call back; it is related to 来电 in the context of telephone communication.: to call sb back (on the phone)
• 短信 duǎn xìn 短信 duǎn xìn text message 短信 is a text message, related to 来电 as a type of incoming communication.: text message

Usage notes

Collocations

来电 is often used in the phrase '来电显示' meaning 'caller ID'.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 来电 as 'incoming call' with 电话 as 'phone call'; 来电 cannot be used as a general term for a phone call, e.g., '打电话' cannot be replaced with '打来电'.

Example Sentences

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我错过了你的 来电 。

I missed your incoming call.

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Words Containing 来电

• 来电显示 来电显示 lái diàn xiǎn shì: caller ID

Child Words of 来电

• 来 来 lái: to come
• 电 电 diàn: lightning