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电
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Definitions
- 1. lightning
- 2. electricity
- 3. electric (bound form)
- 4. to get (or give) an electric shock
- 5. phone call or telegram etc
- 6. to send via telephone or telegram etc
Example Sentences
1 shown电 话。
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Words Containing 电
cochlear implant
battery charger
ionization chamber
Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)
battery-powered vehicle
computer and video games
solar cell
electric charge coupling
cable modem
electric pumping station in irrigation system
European TV
lithium battery
electromagnetic pulse (EMP)
voltmeter
to generate electricity
electricity grid; power grid
electric charge on nucleus
electronic dance music
streetcar
D size battery
accumulator
Wireless transmission regulatory commission
electric circuit
electric potential
an electric turntable
hydroelectric power
electric lighting
electrical engineering
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)
color TV
telephone booth
electric pole
electromagnetic induction
positive electric charge
Zoomflight Telecom (Chinese company)
electromagnetic force (physics)
radio and television
radio telescope
wide-screen movie
electron microscope
(telephone) conference call
public switched telephone network
nuclear power plant
beautiful, expressive eyes
tablet computer (iPad, Android devices etc)
electronic keyboard (music)
International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)
twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position
neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call
electric trolley pole
Radio Free Asia
electrical machinery
to flash
moviedom
electromagnet
voltmeter
satellite TV
telephone network
e-cigarette
electricity generator
computer-aided design
inductor
thermal power generation
videophone
printed circuit board
electric current
radio station
electric-powered
electric switch
electromagnetic interaction (between particles)
electric power (measured in watts)
Educational Television (Hong Kong)
interactive TV
to send information using electronic means (such as fax, telegram, telex etc)
handheld computer
electronic edition
electronic computer
electric guitar
positron
battery
reports from foreign news agencies
electric light
piezo-electric
receiver (radio)
area code
cyberspace
lead-acid accumulator
electrochemistry
brontometer
Van de Graaff generator
to send a telegram
\Phone Gate\, corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records
to take an elevator
to call sb back (on the phone)
State Grid Corporation of China
electric arc
(telephone) ring
geothermal electric power station
lithium ion battery
trolleybus
electromagnetic interference
direct current
reactance
China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan
computer software
telephone service
electrical energy
corona discharge
escalator
to talk endlessly on the phone
integrated circuit
anode
Daily Telegraph (newspaper)
telephone line
ion
electron shell number (chemistry)
electronic eye
e-commerce (computing)
power supply (of an appliance etc)
positron emission tomography (PET)
electric motor
memory circuit
ionosphere
electric chain pulley block
(of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip
valve (electronics)
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
electronic network
electric key
plumbing and electrical work
electric equipment
electricity transmission
public phone
television station
Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)
positive charge (electricity)
meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
fast as lightning
collect call
electric pole
electric kettle
to get married soon after meeting
pickup (of a record player)
laptop
giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ joules)
computer network
thermocouple
quantum electrodynamics QED
conductivity (elec.)
(dialect) motorcycle
induction cooktop
British Broadcasting Corporation
freezer
microelectronics
rotary hammer
power plant
collect call
gramophone
positrion emission tomography (PET)
shortage of electricity
Hasee (computer manufacturer)
Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)
electricity shortage
Morse code
negative electric charge
television set
an electric turntable
General Electric (GE)
(electromagnetism) amount of charge
hair dryer
electroencephalogram (EEG)
international call
telegram
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)
plasma (physics)
electric fan
China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)
see 垃圾郵件|垃圾邮件[lā jī yóu jiàn]
electronic money
AA battery (PRC)
to recharge (a battery)
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)
power cabinet
microcomputer
Permanent Virtual Circuit
to make a movie
landline telephone
atomic power station
positive electric charge
valency electron
Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)
refrigerator
flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
beam of electrons
screenplay
radar detector (slang)
stun gun
electronic book
computer network
mobile telephone
electric fan
electrical engineering
quantity of electric charge or current
electronic organizer
flashlight
formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
film award
email address
superconductivity (physics)
telepathy
photoelectron
electric switch
electrical heating
stun baton
electrical power
electric welding
thermoelectric power plant
see 腦波|脑波[nǎo bō]
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
conductor of electricity
microelectronics
stun baton
electric light
electronic book reader
Switched Virtual Circuit
elevator
electric wave
static electricity
potentiometer
movie; film
power cable (of an appliance etc)
department of electronics
wind farm
digital circuit
lightning
positron
coded telegram
computer-aided engineering
(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)
diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current)
electric rice cooker
closed-circuit television
hydroelectricity
science fiction movie
telephone signal
positron emission tomography (PET)
electromagnetic compatibility
electric drill
electrostatic generator
electric field
Music Television MTV
pantograph (transportation)
computer graphics
electrical signal
congratulatory telegram
home computer
electrical conductance
electric socket
to electroplate
ionization radiation
electric mill (for grinding wheat etc)
electromyogram (EMG)
electronics industry
a telegraph condolence
charge-coupled device (CCD) (electronics)
cyborg
desktop computer
virtual circuit
Morse code
cinema; movie theater
wind farm
Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan
a pylon (for electric power line)
electronvolt (eV)
nuclear power generation
telephone directory
Van de Graaff generator
cinema ticket
TV series
wind power
electrical conductivity
electron cloud
(elec.) unidirectional current
superconductance (physics)
telecommunications network
solar panel
public switched telephone network
AT&T
National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)
email address
automatic telephone exchange
telephone line
radio broadcast
fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
to save electricity
wire fraud
electromagnetic fields
coded telegram
telephone contact notebook; address book
horror movie
diesel-electric locomotive
charge gauge
to torture sb using electricity
electronics
nuclear power plant
C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池|二号电池[èr hào diàn chí])
General Electric (GE)
PDA
radio wave (astronomy)
electric pole
IEEE
telephone
trolleybus
accumulator
(electrical) resistance
British telecom
USB flash drive
color TV
electronic dictionary
computer company
piezoelectricity (physics)
electric blanket
to have a power failure
electronic document
wireless
inductance
electric mosquito swatter
(electrical) appliance
transmitter-receiver
(transformer) substation
power transformation
bias current (electronics)
light bulb
solar cell
thunder and lightning
Matsushita Electronics Industry
electrons and positrons
button cell
circular saw
Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
high definition television HDTV
central office
power station
laptop (computer)
television program
Xidian University
portable computer
PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)
streetcar
computer-aided instruction
filmmaking
price of electricity
optical fiber
telegraph office
Arab Telecommunication Union
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
positron (antiparticle of the electron)
nuclear power plant
to save electricity
photodiode
computer virus
electrooculograph (EOG)
ammeter
electric stove
(neuroscience) event-related potential
electromagnetism
(coll.) flashlight
to leak electricity
alternating current
electric chair (used to execute criminals)
public telephone network
mobile telephone
high definition digital television
electrification
dielectric constant
electric bell
computer-aided design and drawing
post and telecommunications
electromagnetic wave
electronics industry
intercom
electrician
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
flashlight
to phone
Morse code
electrotherapy
to make a telephone call
discharged
electric bass (guitar)
printed circuit board
uncharged; electrically neutral
GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987)
e-mail inbox
electrocardiogram (ECG)
electric locomotive
long-distance call
electroscope
digital television
telecommunications
email inbox
gas fired power station
telephone card
video game
electroencephalogram (EEG)
electrolysis
International Telecommunications Union
traffic camera
electronic communication (fax, email etc)
electromagnetic oscillation
wire
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster
electronic music (genre)
power distribution substation
to get an electric shock
electrical discharge
computer system
telephone network
black and white TV
elevator shaft
vibraphone (music)
(electric) cable
coaxial cable
high voltage
portable charger
electric saw (esp. electric chain saw)
power meter
electric shock
potentiometer
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
cable gland
electric iron
to consume electricity
China Radio International
filmmaking
PRC equivalent: 七號電池|七号电池[qī hào diàn chí]
to phone sb up
rice cooker
phototelegram
electrolyte solution
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
capacitor
electricity pylon
fuel cell
telegraph
tourmaline
voltage
transceiver
application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)
alternating current
television; TV
electron hole (physics)
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
Metro Radio Hong Kong
Oriental Pearl Television Tower
power shovel
electronegativity
electric arc welding
electric shock
Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency
electrically charged particles
State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)
electric pole
a telegram of condolence
electro-weak interaction in fermion particle physics
battery-powered toy
gramophone
to supply electricity
unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
multimedia education
electric charge
video gaming (as a sport)
television broadcast
bias impedance (electronics)
film director
electric spark
capacitance
negative electric charge
circuit box
telegraphic transfer (TT)
electron shell (in the atom)
Beijing Film Academy
thermal power
electrophoresis
landline (fixed-line) telecommunications
pyroelectric
domestic electric appliance
to set up an electric circuit
Nanjing Post and Communications University
alternating current (electricity)
to conduct electricity
distributor (automobile)
incoming telephone call (or telegram)
electromotive force
onshore wind power
Apple computer
to electrocute
light bulb
steam turbine electric generator
computer
electric control
notebook (computer)
cable television
electronic exchange of data
CAT scan
programming language
China state radio regulation committee SRRC
film festival
electrolyte
electric power plant
relay (electronics)
lightning flashes
electric eel
electroencephalogram (EEG)
electric (apparatus)
electromagnetism
electrical leakage
push button (electric switch)
notebook (computer)
Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster
gramophone
proceeding at a tremendous pace
electronic
mini laptop or notebook (computer)
relay (electronics)
offset voltage
movie actor
PRC equivalent: 三號電池|三号电池[sān hào diàn chí]
Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong
shunt circuit
TV show
photoelectric effect
electric power source
hydroelectric power plant
nuclear power
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)
printed circuit
electromagnetic noise
photoelectric
to inform by telegraph, telephone etc
AAA battery (PRC)
electromagnetic
electrode
video gaming (as a sport)
telecommunications
hydroelectric power plant
resistor
pantograph (transportation)
machinery and power-generating equipment
desktop computer
nuclear electro-magnetic pulse
geothermal electric power station
cult film
stereoscopic cinema
caller ID
flashlight
mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules)
bakelite (early plastic)
radio telephony
superconductor
electrician
see 水上摩托車|水上摩托车[shuǐ shàng mó tuō chē]
a power station
radio waves
(power station, solar panel etc) output or capacity
personal computer
e-commerce
blitzkrieg
electronic engineering
to charge (a battery)
to electrify
(coll.) electric scooter; electric moped
atmospherics
TV tower
battery case (for a phone)
electricity
telephone set
tidal power station