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  *电* | 电* | *电
lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
HSK 1
to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge
HSK 4
to generate electricity / to send a telegram
HSK 6
household electric appliance / abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
HSK 6
lightning / CL:
HSK 4
thermal power
static electricity
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
HSK 7-9
to have a power failure / power cut
HSK 7-9
photoelectric
incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in; to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back
HSK 7-9
to call sb back (on the phone) / a return call / to reply to a telegram / to wire back / a reply telegram
to supply electricity
alternating current
thermal power generation
direct current
flashlight / torch
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), founded in 1987 (abbr. for 台灣積體電路製造公司|台湾积体电路制造公司)
white goods (such as refrigerators and washing machines)
to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
to conduct electricity
pyroelectric
electricity transmission / to transmit electricity
radio and television / broadcasting
white goods (abbr. for 白色家電|白色家电)
electrical discharge / (coll.) to lure / to entice
radio wave (astronomy)
to have a power shortage
power transformation
to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电
congratulatory telegram
HSK 7-9
reports from foreign news agencies
notebook (computer) / CL: 臺|台,
color TV
HSK 7-9
mini laptop or notebook (computer) / netbook / CL: 臺|台,
to save electricity
to get an electric shock / to be electrocuted / electric shock
nuclear power
post and telecommunications
piezoelectricity (physics)
atmospherics / static
coded telegram / secret telegram
to send a telegram
onshore wind power
hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity
to save electricity / power saving
unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)
to phone / to telegram
(Tw) onshore wind power
to flash / a flash (literary)
hydroelectricity
machinery and power-generating equipment / electromechanical
discharged / flat / dead (of batteries)
to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram
nuclear power generation
positive charge (electricity)
to charge (a battery)
thunder and lightning
to be electrified; to be charged; to be live
NEC (Nippon Electronic Company) / abbr. for 日電電子|日电电子
negative electric charge
(of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip
a telegram of condolence
high voltage
(Tw) (Internet slang) (loanword) goddamn
to consume electricity / power consumption
positive electric charge
electrical leakage
negative electric charge
wind power
uncharged; electrically neutral
electric (apparatus) / electrified / having electricity supply (of a house)
ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
diathermia (medical treatment involving local heating of body tissues with electric current)
proceeding at a tremendous pace / getting on like a house on fire


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