电池

電池
diànchí
noun HSK 5 #3,978

Measure Word

一块电池 kuài

Meanings

  1. 1 battery; electric cell

Characters

A pool of electricity — a battery.

Examples

Shǒujī diànchí kuài méi diàn le.
The phone battery is almost dead.
Yáokòngqì xūyào huàn diànchí.
The remote control needs new batteries.
Zhè zhǒng diànchí kěyǐ chōngdiàn.
This type of battery is rechargeable.
Diànchí róngliàng yuè dà, yòng de yuè jiǔ.
The larger the battery capacity, the longer it lasts.

Tips

usage
充电 (chōngdiàn) means 'to charge (a battery).' 电池 is the natural way to say 'the battery is dead.'
usage
电池 (gān diànchí) = dry cell battery, 电池 (lǐ diànchí) = lithium battery, 电池 (xù diànchí) = rechargeable battery.

Stroke Order

diàn
chí