干电池 (gāndiànchí) · dry cell; dry battery

Measure Word

一节干电池 jié

Meanings

1 dry cell; dry battery

Characters

Examples

HSK 5

用完的干电池不要随便扔，要放进专门的回收箱。

Yòngwán de gāndiànchí búyào suíbiàn rēng, yào fàngjìn zhuānmén de huíshōu xiāng.

Don't just throw used batteries away; put them in a special recycling bin.

HSK 7-9

这个手电筒要用两节干电池。

Zhège shǒudiàntǒng yào yòng liǎng jié gāndiànchí.

This flashlight takes two dry-cell batteries.

Tips

usage

Ordinary disposable batteries are sold by number, not letter: 五号电池 is AA and 七号电池 is AAA. Rechargeable ones are 充电电池.

Stroke Order

干 gān

电 diàn

池 chí

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