Meaning of 停电
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
tíngdiàn
- to have a power failure
- power cut
停电 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
停电了。
The power is off.
暴风雨中，停电了。
The electricity failed during the storm.
Stroke order for each character
Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.
停 tíng · to stop · 11 strokes
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电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 停电.
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; film |
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 电视机 | diànshìjī | television set |
| 停车 | tíngchē | to pull up (stop one's vehicle); to park |
| 停车场 | tíngchēchǎng | parking lot; car park |
| 停止 | tíngzhǐ | to stop; to halt; to cease |
| 电台 | diàntái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
Questions about 停电
What does 停电 mean?
停电 (tíngdiàn) means "to have a power failure; power cut" and is used as a verb.
How do you write 停电?
停电 is made of 2 characters: 停 (11 strokes), 电 (5 strokes). That is 16 strokes in total.
Is 停电 an HSK word?
Yes. 停电 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 停电 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 停电 is written 停電.