Usage note
充电表示给电池补充电能。
chōng diàn biǎo shì gěi diàn chí bǔ chōng diàn néng。
充电 means to recharge a battery.
Context note
充电常用于手机、电脑和电动车。
chōng diàn cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 diàn nǎo hé diàn dòng chē。
It is often used for phones, computers, and electric vehicles.
5 examples
手机要充电了。
shǒu jī yào chōng diàn le。
The phone needs charging.
请帮我充电。
qǐng bāng wǒ chōng diàn。
Please help me charge it.
电脑正在充电。
diàn nǎo zhèng zài chōng diàn。
The computer is charging.
电池没有电了，要充电。
diàn chí méi yǒu diàn le， yào chōng diàn。
The battery is dead and needs charging.
出门前记得充电。
chū mén qián jì de chōng diàn。
Remember to charge it before going out.
5 mini stories
晚上他给手机充电。
wǎn shàng tā gěi shǒu jī chōng diàn。
At night he charged his phone.
老师提醒大家先充电再出门。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā xiān chōng diàn zài chū mén。
The teacher reminded everyone to charge first before leaving.
这个充电器很方便。
zhè ge chōng diàn qì hěn fāng biàn。
This charger is very convenient.
他们在车上给电脑充电。
tā men zài chē shàng gěi diàn nǎo chōng diàn。
They charged the computer in the car.
电池充电后又能用了。
diàn chí chōng diàn hòu yòu néng yòng le。
After charging, the battery could be used again.
Mini dialogue
手机没电了
A
我的手机没电了，需要充电。
Wǒ de shǒujī méi diàn le, xūyào chōngdiàn.
My phone is out of battery, it needs to be charged.
B
充电器在这里，给你。
Chōngdiànqì zài zhèlǐ, gěi nǐ.
The charger is here, here you go.
充电多久
A
平板电脑需要充电多久？
Píngbǎn diànnǎo xūyào chōngdiàn duōjiǔ?
How long does the tablet need to charge?
B
大概两个小时。
Dàgài liǎng gè xiǎoshí.
About two hours.
Related words and contrasts
related
用电
yòngdiàn
to use electricity
充电 means to store power; 用电 means to consume it.
related
电池
diànchí
battery
You charge a 电池.