手电筒

手電筒

shǒudiàntǒng

noun #10,496

Measure Word

一个手电筒 gè

Meanings

1 flashlight
2 electric torch

Characters

electric; electricity

Examples

停电了，快拿手电筒来。

Tíngdiàn le, kuài ná shǒudiàntǒng lái.

The power went out; quickly grab a flashlight.

他用手电筒照亮了前面的路。

Tā yòng shǒudiàntǒng zhàoliàngle qiánmian de lù.

He lit up the path ahead with a flashlight.

Tips

memory

手 (hand) + 电 (electric) + 筒 (tube/cylinder) = a handheld electric tube, i.e., a flashlight.

Stroke Order

手 shǒu

电 diàn

筒 tǒng