充电

充電

chōngdiàn

verb HSK 4 #7,735

Meanings

1 to charge (a battery)
2 to recharge

Characters

to fill; to charge

Examples

我的手机需要充电了。

Wǒ de shǒujī xūyào chōng diàn le.

My phone needs to be charged.

这里有地方充电吗？

Zhèlǐ yǒu dìfang chōng diàn ma?

Is there a place to charge here?

电动车充电要多长时间？

Diàndòng chē chōng diàn yào duō cháng shíjiān?

How long does it take to charge an electric car?

Tips

usage

充电 is also used figuratively to mean 'to recharge oneself' through learning or resting: 我需要去充充电 (I need to recharge/learn new skills).

Stroke Order

充 chōng

电 diàn