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停电

停電
tíngdiàn
verb HSK 7-9 #6,425

Meanings

  1. 1 power outage; blackout
  2. 2 to have a power cut

Characters

停
tíng
to stop; to cease
电
diàn
electricity
Literally 'stop electricity.'

Examples

HSK 3
昨天晚上突然停电了。
Zuótiān wǎnshang tūrán tíngdiàn le.
The power suddenly went out last night.
HSK 5
台风导致整个城市停电。
Táifēng dǎozhì zhěnggè chéngshì tíngdiàn.
The typhoon caused a city-wide blackout.
HSK 5
物业通知说明天要停电两个小时。
Wùyè tōngzhī shuō míngtiān yào tíngdiàn liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
The property management notified us of a two-hour power outage tomorrow.

Tips

usage
停电 works as both a verb (停电了, 'the power went out') and a noun (一次停电, 'a power outage'). The pattern 停X is productive: 停水 ('water outage'), 停气 ('gas outage'), 停网 ('internet outage').

Stroke Order

停 tíng
电 diàn