电椅

電椅
diànyǐ
noun #15,099

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 electric chair (used to execute criminals)

Examples

Tā bèi pànchǔ zuò diànyǐ.
He was sentenced to the electric chair.
Měiguó yǒuxiē zhōu réngrán bǎoliú diànyǐ zuòwéi sǐxíng fāngshì.
Some US states still retain the electric chair as a method of execution.

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

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