电脑/電腦 diànnǎo — computer

Meanings

1. 1

   computer

   A computer, literally "electric brain". Machines are counted with 台.

   noun

Character breakdown

• 电/電

  diàn (fourth tone, falling)

  electricity; lightning; a telegram; to give an electric shock

  5 strokesRadical 田

Example sentences

• 他在电脑上写字。/他在電腦上寫字。Tā (first tone, high and level) zài (fourth tone, falling) diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling) shàng (fourth tone, falling) xiě (third tone, dipping) zì. (fourth tone, falling)···

  He types on the computer.

• 这个电脑多少钱？/這個電腦多少錢？Zhège (fourth tone, falling) diànnǎo (fourth tone, falling) duōshao (first tone, high and level) qián? (second tone, rising)···

  How much is this computer?

Similar words

Words containing 电

• 电话/電話diàn (fourth tone, falling) huà (fourth tone, falling)telephone
• 电影/電影diànyǐng (fourth tone, falling)film, movie
• 电视/電視diànshì (fourth tone, falling)television
• 电/電diàn (fourth tone, falling)lightning
• 电子/電子diàn (fourth tone, falling) zǐ (third tone, dipping)electronic
• 打电话/打電話dǎ (third tone, dipping) diànhuà (fourth tone, falling)to make a phone call
• 电梯/電梯diàntī (fourth tone, falling)lift, elevator
• 电力/電力diàn (fourth tone, falling) lì (fourth tone, falling)electrical power
• 电视台/電視臺diàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) tái (second tone, rising)television station
• 电池/電池diàn (fourth tone, falling) chí (second tone, rising)battery
• 电子邮件/電子郵件diànzǐ (fourth tone, falling) yóujiàn (second tone, rising)email, electronic mail
• 电视剧/電視劇diàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) jù (fourth tone, falling)TV series
• 电台/電臺diàn (fourth tone, falling) tái (second tone, rising)transmitter-receiver
• 电源/電源diàn (fourth tone, falling) yuán (second tone, rising)electric power source
• 闪电/閃電shǎn (third tone, dipping) diàn (fourth tone, falling)lightning
• 来电/來電lái (second tone, rising) diàn (fourth tone, falling)incoming telephone call (or telegram)
• 电视机/電視機diàn (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) jī (first tone, high and level)television set