电缆

電纜

diànlǎn

noun #9,783

Measure Word

一根电缆 gēn

Meanings

1 electric cable
2 power cable

Characters

electricity; electric

cable; hawser; rope

Examples

工人们在铺设地下电缆。

Gōngrén men zài pūshè dìxià diànlǎn.

The workers are laying underground cables.

电缆被风暴吹断了。

Diànlǎn bèi fēngbào chuī duàn le.

The power cable was broken by the storm.

Tips

memory

电 (electricity) + 缆 (cable/rope) — an electric rope. 缆 has the silk radical 纟 because cables were originally twisted fibers.

Stroke Order

电 diàn

缆 lǎn