家电 meaning in English
household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
Meaning of 家电
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- household electric appliance
- abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
How to use 家电
家电 is a short form of 家用电器 (jiāyòng diànqì) and is common in shopping, advertising and news about consumer goods. It usually refers to appliances as a category, not one specific item. Example: 这家商场的家电很便宜。(Zhè jiā shāngchǎng de jiādiàn hěn piányi.) The home appliances in this mall are cheap.
家 (jiā) means home and 电 (diàn) means electricity, so 家电 is simply the electric things in your home. Picture your house plugged into a wall socket: fridge, TV, washing machine.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes read 电 with the wrong tone. It is fourth tone, diàn, the same as in 电话 (diànhuà) and 电影 (diànyǐng). Another trap is using 家电 for small gadgets like phones, which are usually called 电子产品 (diànzǐ chǎnpǐn) instead.
家电 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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家 jiā · home · 10 strokes
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电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 家电.
| 回家 | huí jiā | to return home |
| 电话 | diànhuà | telephone; phone call |
| 打电话 | dǎ diànhuà | to make a telephone call |
| 国家 | guójiā | country; nation; state |
| 电影 | diànyǐng | movie; film |
| 家里 | jiā li | home |
| 家人 | jiārén | family member; (old) servant |
| 在家 | zàijiā | to be at home; (at a workplace) to be in (as opposed to being away on official business 出差 |
| 电视 | diànshì | television; TV |
| 电脑 | diànnǎo | computer |
| 电影院 | diànyǐngyuàn | cinema; movie theater |
| 电视机 | diànshìjī | television set |
Questions about 家电
What does 家电 mean?
家电 (jiādiàn) means "household electric appliance; abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 家电?
家电 is made of 2 characters: 家 (10 strokes), 电 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 家电 an HSK word?
Yes. 家电 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 家电 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 家电 is written 家電.
What is the difference between 家电 and 电器?
电器 (diànqì) means any electrical appliance or device, including ones used in offices or factories. 家电 is limited to appliances used at home.
What do 大家电 and 小家电 mean?
大家电 refers to large appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines. 小家电 refers to small ones such as rice cookers, kettles and hair dryers. Shops often organize their sections this way.