电椅

電椅

diànyǐ

noun #15,099

Measure Word

一把电椅 bǎ

Meanings

1 electric chair (used to execute criminals)

Characters

electricity; electric

Examples

HSK 4

美国有些州仍然保留电椅作为死刑方式。

Měiguó yǒuxiē zhōu réngrán bǎoliú diànyǐ zuòwéi sǐxíng fāngshì.

Some US states still retain the electric chair as a method of execution.

HSK 7-9

他被判处坐电椅。

Tā bèi pànchǔ zuò diànyǐ.

He was sentenced to the electric chair.

Tips

culture

China does not use the electric chair. Chinese death sentences are carried out by lethal injection or firing squad. The word 电椅 is mainly known through American movies and news.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

椅 yǐ