Meaning of 电器
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (electrical) appliance
- device
How to use 电器
电器 is a general word for household electrical appliances like fridges, washing machines and air conditioners. You often see it in shop names and phrases like 家用电器 (jiāyòng diànqì, household appliances). Example: 这家店卖很多电器。(Zhè jiā diàn mài hěn duō diànqì.) This store sells lots of appliances.
电 (diàn) means electricity and 器 (qì) means a tool or vessel, so 电器 is simply an electric tool. Picture the four little boxes in 器 as four appliances plugged into one power strip.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes mix up 电器 (diànqì) with 电气 (diànqì), which sounds the same but means electrical as in engineering or power systems. Use 电器 for the actual devices you buy and plug in.
电器 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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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 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 |
| 机器 | jīqì | machine |
| 电台 | diàntái | transmitter-receiver; broadcasting station |
| 电视台 | diànshìtái | television station |
| 电子邮件 | diànzǐ yóujiàn |
Questions about 电器
What does 电器 mean?
电器 (diànqì) means "(electrical) appliance; device" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 电器?
电器 is made of 2 characters: 电 (5 strokes), 器 (16 strokes). That is 21 strokes in total.
Is 电器 an HSK word?
Yes. 电器 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 电器 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 电器 is written 電器.
What is the difference between 电器 and 电子产品?
电器 usually means appliances such as fridges, fans and rice cookers. 电子产品 (diànzǐ chǎnpǐn) leans toward electronics like phones, tablets and headphones. In casual speech the two can overlap.
What measure word goes with 电器?
The most common measure word is 件 (jiàn), as in 一件电器. For larger machines people also use 台 (tái), as in 一台电器.