续航

續航

xùháng

noun

Meanings

1 battery life
2 cruising range
3 endurance (of a device or vehicle)

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Examples

这款手机的续航能用一整天。

Zhè kuǎn shǒujī de xùháng néng yòng yì zhěng tiān.

This phone's battery life lasts a full day.

电动车的续航是大家最关心的指标。

Diàndòngchē de xùháng shì dàjiā zuì guānxīn de zhǐbiāo.

Battery range is the metric EV buyers care about most.

冬天电池续航会明显下降。

Dōngtiān diànchí xùháng huì míngxiǎn xiàjiàng.

Battery life drops noticeably in winter.

Tips

usage

Originally an aviation/maritime term for how far a vehicle could "continue sailing" without refueling, 续航 migrated into consumer electronics in the 2010s and is now the standard word for phone and EV battery life.

Stroke Order

续 xù

航 háng