Meaning of 充电器
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- battery charger
How to use 充电器
充电器 is the everyday word for a phone or laptop charger, and 充电 (chōngdiàn) on its own is the verb to charge. You will hear it constantly in hotels, offices and when borrowing from friends. Example: 你有手机充电器吗？(Nǐ yǒu shǒujī chōngdiànqì ma?) Do you have a phone charger?
Break it into three parts: 充 (chōng) means to fill, 电 (diàn) means electricity, and 器 (qì) means a device. A 充电器 is literally a device that fills things with electricity.
Common mistake: Learners often write 冲 (chōng, to rush or rinse) instead of 充, since they sound the same. Remember that 充 means to fill, as in 充满 (chōngmǎn), so it is 充电器, not 冲电器.
充电器 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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充 chōng · sufficient · 6 strokes
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电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes
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器 qì · device · 16 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 充电器.
| 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 |
| 武器 | wǔqì | weapon; arms |
| 充满 | chōngmǎn | full of; brimming with |
| 机器 | jīqì | machine |
| 电台 | diàntái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
Questions about 充电器
What does 充电器 mean?
充电器 (chōngdiànqì) means "battery charger" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 充电器?
充电器 is made of 3 characters: 充 (6 strokes), 电 (5 strokes), 器 (16 strokes). That is 27 strokes in total.
Is 充电器 an HSK word?
Yes. 充电器 is on the HSK 4 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 充电器 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 充电器 is written 充電器.
What is the difference between 充电器 and 充电宝?
充电器 (chōngdiànqì) is the charger you plug into the wall. 充电宝 (chōngdiànbǎo) is a portable power bank that stores power so you can charge on the go.
How do I say my phone is out of battery?
A common way is 我的手机没电了 (Wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le), meaning my phone has no power. You can follow it with 我要充电 (wǒ yào chōngdiàn), I need to charge it.