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How to say “battery” in Chinese

电池
diànchí

battery

noun · HSK 5 · topic “Gadgets and the internet”

“Battery” in Chinese is 电池, diàn chí: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

电池 is read diàn chí: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

diàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
chí — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

电
diàn — electricity

Originally a picture of lightning.

池
chí — pond, pool

On the left, 氵 “water”. 电池 — a “pond for electricity”, a battery.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电池”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 电池. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 电池用了三年，该更换了。diànchíyònglesānnián,gāigēnghuànleThe battery is three years old — time to replace it.
  • 电池该更换了diànchígāigēnghuànleThe battery needs replacing.
  • 这些电池留着备用吧zhèxiēdiànchíliúzhebèiyòngbaKeep these batteries just in case.
  • 你怎么买了这么多电池？nǐzěnmemǎilezhèmeduōdiànchíWhy did you buy so many batteries?
  • 这款手机有超大容量的电池。zhèkuǎnshǒujīyǒuchāodàróngliàngdediànchíThis phone model has an extra-large-capacity battery.
  • 你的手表为什么不用换电池？nǐdeshǒubiǎowèishénmebúyònghuàndiànchíWhy don't you need to change the battery in your watch?

More words from the lesson “Charging and breakdowns”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “battery” in Chinese?

“Battery” in Chinese is 电池, pinyin diànchí.

What does 电池 mean?

电池 (diànchí) means “battery”.

How do you write 电池?

电池 is 2 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 池 (chí) — pond, pool. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 电池?

电池 is read diànchí. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, chí — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“battery” in the lesson “Charging and breakdowns”

This word is from the topic “Gadgets and the internet” of HSK 5. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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