电线

電線

diànxiàn

noun HSK 7-9 #5,798

Measure Word

一根电线 gēn

Meanings

1 electric wire
2 power cable

Characters

electric; electricity

line; wire; thread

Examples

不要用手碰电线。

Bùyào yòng shǒu pèng diànxiàn.

Don't touch the electric wire with your hands.

那根电线断了，很危险。

Nà gēn diànxiàn duàn le, hěn wéixiǎn.

That wire is broken, it's very dangerous.

Tips

memory

电 (electric) + 线 (line/wire) — an electric line. Related: 电线杆 (diànxiàngān) = electric pole/utility pole.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

线 xiàn