手电

手電

shǒudiàn

noun #14,900

Meanings

1 flashlight; torch

Characters

electricity; electric

Examples

停电了，快去找手电。

Tíngdiàn le, kuài qù zhǎo shǒudiàn.

The power is out, go find a flashlight quickly.

他用手电照亮了前方的路。

Tāyòng shǒudiàn zhàoliàng le qiánfāng de lù.

He lit up the road ahead with a flashlight.

Tips

usage

手电 is short for 手电筒 (shǒudiàntǒng). Both are widely used, though 手电筒 is the full formal form.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

电 diàn