停
电

To have a power failure in Chinese: 停电 (tíng diàn)

tíng diàn

to have a power failure

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 停電1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to have a power failure
  2. 2power cut

Stroke order

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停
电

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄊㄧㄥˊ

tíng

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄥ/ engˊ/ second tone

ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

停电

Simplified

停電

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 昨晚我们家突然停电了。

    zuó wǎn wǒ men jiā tū rán tíng diàn le。

    Last night our home suddenly had a power outage.

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Related words

电

diàn

lightning

停

tíng

to stop

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

电视

diàn shì

television

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

电梯

diàn tī

elevator

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

停止

tíng zhǐ

to stop

电池

diàn chí

battery

电台

diàn tái

transmitter-receiver

闪电

shǎn diàn

lightning

电话

diàn huà

telephone

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