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电池

diànchí

battery

Usage note

电池是给电器提供电的东西。

diàn chí shì gěi diàn qì tí gōng diàn de dōng xī。

电池 is something that provides power to devices.

Context note

电池常用于手机、玩具和手电筒。

diàn chí cháng yòng yú shǒu jī 、 wán jù hé shǒu diàn tǒng。

It is often used with phones, toys, and flashlights.

5 examples

手机电池没电了。
shǒu jī diàn chí méi diàn le。
The phone battery is dead.
请换电池
qǐng huàn diàn chí。
Please change the battery.
这个电池能用多久?
zhè ge diàn chí néng yòng duō jiǔ?
How long can this battery last?
电池很重要。
diàn chí hěn zhòng yào。
The battery is very important.
玩具要装电池
wán jù yào zhuāng diàn chí。
The toy needs batteries.

5 mini stories

老师提醒大家电池没电时要充电。
lǎo shī tí xǐng dà jiā diàn chí méi diàn shí yào chōng diàn。
The teacher reminded everyone to charge when the battery is low.
孩子把电池装进玩具里。
hái zi bǎ diàn chí zhuāng jìn wán jù lǐ。
The child put batteries into the toy.
手电筒的电池要换了。
shǒu diàn tǒng de diàn chí yào huàn le。
The flashlight battery needs to be replaced.
他买了新的电池
tā mǎi le xīn de diàn chí。
He bought new batteries.
电池用完后要回收。
diàn chí yòng wán hòu yào huí shōu。
After use, batteries should be recycled.

Mini dialogue

换电池

A
我的玩具不动了,是不是电池没电了?
Wǒ de wánjù bù dòng le, shì bù shì diànchí méi diàn le?
My toy stopped moving. Is the battery dead?
B
我看看。是的,需要换一节新电池
Wǒ kànkan. Shì de, xūyào huàn yī jié xīn diànchí.
Let me see. Yes, it needs a new battery.

买电池

A
妈妈,遥控器里的电池用完了。
Māma, yáokòngqì lǐ de diànchí yòng wán le.
Mom, the batteries in the remote control are used up.
B
好的,我们一起去超市买电池吧。
Hǎo de, wǒmen yīqǐ qù chāoshì mǎi diànchí ba.
Okay, let's go to the supermarket to buy batteries together.

Related words and contrasts

related
充电
chōng diàn
charge (a battery)

You charge a 电池 when it runs out of power.

contrast
没电
méi diàn
out of power

A 电池 can be 没电 when it has no energy left.

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