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HSK
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *打* | 打* | *打
a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞 "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话 "to make a phone call", 打針|打针 "to get an injection", 打手套 "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气 "to inflate") / to hit; to strike / to fight / (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后 "since then")
HSK 1
computer / CL: 臺|台
HSK 1
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *电* | 电* | *电
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
HSK 1
movie; film / CL: , , 場|场
HSK 1
television station
HSK 3
battery charger
HSK 4
TV series / TV drama / CL:
HSK 3
cinema; movie theater / CL: ,
HSK 1
notebook (stationery) (CL:) / (computing) laptop; notebook (abbr. for 筆記本電腦|笔记本电脑)
HSK 2
telephone / CL: / phone call / CL: / phone number
HSK 1
elevator / escalator / CL: 臺|台,
HSK 4
to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge
HSK 4
electric light / CL: 盞|盏
HSK 4
electric rice cooker
HSK 5
email / CL: ,
HSK 3
electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)
HSK 4
electric power source
HSK 4
to make a telephone call
HSK 1
television; TV / CL: 臺|台,
HSK 1
long distance / long-distance phone call (abbr. for 長途電話|长途电话) / long-distance coach (abbr. for 長途汽車|长途汽车)
HSK 4
electrical power / electricity
HSK 6
television set / CL: 臺|台
HSK 1
transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL: 個|个,
HSK 3
tram; streetcar / trolleybus / electric car / e-bike / (in the context of Japan) electric train
HSK 6
to generate electricity / to send a telegram
HSK 6
(electrical) appliance / device
HSK 6
satellite TV (abbr. for 衛星電視|卫星电视)
HSK 7-9
household electric appliance / abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
HSK 6
lightning / CL:
HSK 4
HSK 5
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
British Broadcasting Corporation / BBC
electricity generator / dynamo
HSK 7-9
light bulb / see also 電燈泡|电灯泡 / third-wheel or unwanted third party spoiling a couple's date (slang) / CL: 個|个
HSK 7-9
nuclear power plant
HSK 7-9
electronic edition / digital version
HSK 5
charging station (for electric vehicles)
electronic computer
desktop computer
induction cooktop
domestic electric appliance
e-commerce (abbr. for 電子商務|电子商务) / (old) to negotiate by telegram or telephone
thermal power
D size battery
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)
HSK 3
telecommunications / telecom
HSK 7-9
fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
telegraphic transfer (TT)
electromagnetic fields
static electricity
landline (fixed-line) telecommunications
fuel cell
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
HSK 7-9
blitzkrieg / blitz
nuclear electro-magnetic pulse
AAA battery (Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池|四号电池)
lithium battery
traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance
China Central Television (CCTV), abbr. for 中國中央電視台|中国中央电视台
to have a power failure / power cut
HSK 7-9
e-mail inbox
photoelectric
State Grid Corporation of China
electric watch; electronic watch; digital watch
incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in; to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
HSK 7-9
telecommunications
HSK 7-9
power station
horror movie
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
printed circuit board
automatic telephone exchange
to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram
electric-powered / (Tw) video game
HSK 6
photoelectric effect
public phone / CL:
electrical engineering
electromagnetic wave
to supply electricity
computer and video games
power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter
alternating current
alternating current (electricity)
to take an elevator
email inbox
email / abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件
electric fan / CL: , 臺|台
electrician / electrical engineering / electrical work (in a house)
computer virus
geothermal electric power station
thermal power generation
e-commerce
telephone line / telephone wire
electrocardiogram (ECG)
a telegraph condolence / to send a message of condolence by telegram
photodiode
flashlight / electric hand torch
to make a movie
film award

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