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。

Gōngrénmen zài pūshè dìxià diànlǎn.

The workers are laying underground cables.

电缆被风暴吹断了。

Diànlǎn bèi fēngbào chuīduàn 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