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通电

tōng diàn

2-character word Traditional 通電

What 通电 means

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

The characters in 通电

• 通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert
• 电diànlightning; electricity; electric (bound form)

Example sentences

• 村里没通电。
  Cūnlǐ méi tōngdiàn.
  The village has no electricity.
• 她打了一通电话给我。
  Tā dǎ le yī tōngdiànhuà gěi wǒ.
  I had a telephone call from her.
• 我昨晚跟他通电话了。
  Wǒ zuówǎn gēn tā tōngdiànhuà le.
  I talked to him on the telephone yesterday night.

Words starting with 通电

• 通电话tōng diàn huàto phone sb up