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HSK
to make a telephone call
HSK 1
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  *電* | 電* | *電
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
battery charger
HSK 4
computer / CL: 臺|台
HSK 1
television set / CL: 臺|台
HSK 1
to recharge (a battery) / (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure) / to update one's skills and knowledge
HSK 4
television; TV / CL: 臺|台,
HSK 1
movie; film / CL: , , 場|场
HSK 1
TV series / TV drama / CL:
HSK 3
cinema; movie theater / CL: ,
HSK 1
email / CL: ,
HSK 3
HSK 5
television station
HSK 3
telephone / CL: / phone call / CL: / phone number
HSK 1
transmitter-receiver / broadcasting station / radio station / CL: 個|个,
HSK 3
electric power source
HSK 4
telecommunications
HSK 7-9
electronic edition / digital version
HSK 5
electrician's test light; voltage tester
telecommunications / telecom
HSK 7-9
electric vehicle (commonly refers to e-bikes, scooters or electric cars)
HSK 4
electrical power / electricity
HSK 6
(electrical) appliance / device
HSK 6
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
to have a power failure / power cut
HSK 7-9
battery cell
electric light / CL: 盞|盏
HSK 4
elevator / escalator / CL: 臺|台,
HSK 4
nuclear power plant
HSK 7-9
ionization chamber
charging station (for electric vehicles)
beautiful, expressive eyes
a power station / an electricity generating plant
primary cell; non-rechargeable battery
microelectronics
carbon-zinc battery
China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network
ammeter
electric chair (used to execute criminals)
electrolytic capacitor
solar cell
traffic camera / speed camera / closed-circuit TV police surveillance
electric rice cooker
HSK 5
radio wave (astronomy)
Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)
positive charge (electricity)
electric-powered / (Tw) video game
HSK 6
to generate electricity / to send a telegram
HSK 6
household electric appliance / abbr. for 家用電器|家用电器
HSK 6
personal computer; PC
movie camera
radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication) / a radio
HSK 7-9
electricity generator / dynamo
HSK 7-9
lightning / CL:
HSK 4
alternating current
domestic electric appliance
mobile telephone
elevator shaft
to charge (a battery)
nuclear power plant
an electric current / (old) current intensity
horror movie
voltage
Radio Taiwan International (RTI)
cable television
power meter / ammeter / amperemeter / wattmeter / kilowatt-hour meter
Beijing Film Academy
to take an elevator
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
China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)
resistor
email inbox
electronic keyboard (music)
electric bell
HSK 7-9
dielectric constant
Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan
electrification; to convert to electrical power (esp. for railways, factories or other infrastructure)
color TV
HSK 7-9
Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)
telephone directory
video gaming (as a sport) / e-sports (abbr. to 電競|电竞)
hair dryer
photoelectric
State Grid Corporation of China
e-mail inbox
electrocardiogram (ECG)
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)
email / abbr. for 電子郵件|电子邮件
radio station
atomic power station
fixed-line telephone; landline telephone
mini laptop or notebook (computer) / netbook / CL: 臺|台,
white goods (such as refrigerators and washing machines)
gas fired power station
tram; streetcar / trolleybus / electric car / e-bike / (in the context of Japan) electric train
HSK 6
electric wave / alternating current
(Tw) public switched telephone network (PSTN)
power bank; portable charger
home computer
trolleybus

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