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通电 meaning in English

tōngdiàn

to set up an electric circuit; to electrify

Traditional 通電15 strokes

Meaning of 通电

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

tōngdiàn
  1. to set up an electric circuit
  2. to electrify
  3. to switch on
  4. to be connected to an electricity grid
  5. open telegram

通电 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ昨zuó晚wǎn跟gēn他tā通tōng电diàn话huà了le。
I talked to him on the telephone yesterday night.
她tā打dǎ了le一yí通tòng电diàn话huà给gěi我wǒ。
I had a telephone call from her.
村cūn里lǐ没méi通tōng电diàn。
The village has no electricity.
那nà通tōng电diàn话huà是shì引yǐn他tā离lí开kāi房fáng子zi的de一yí个gè小xiǎo把bǎ戏xì。
The phone call was a trick to get him out of the house.

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

通 tōng · to go through · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

电 diàn · lightning · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 通电.

电话diànhuàtelephone; phone call
打电话dǎ diànhuàto make a telephone call
电影diànyǐngmovie; film
电视diànshìtelevision; TV
电脑diànnǎocomputer
电影院diànyǐngyuàncinema; movie theater
电视机diànshìjītelevision set
通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
通知tōngzhīto notify; to inform
普通pǔtōngcommon; ordinary
交通jiāotōngto be connected; traffic
普通话pǔtōnghuàPutonghua; standard Mandarin

Questions about 通电

What does 通电 mean?

通电 (tōngdiàn) means "to set up an electric circuit; to electrify".

How do you write 通电?

通电 is made of 2 characters: 通 (10 strokes), 电 (5 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.

How is 通电 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 通电 is written 通電.