Today’s word of the day is 电 (diàn) which is a noun that means electricity. Let’s practice by making different words, phrases, and sentences with 电 (diàn).
电话 (diàn huà) Phone
The first word is 电话 (diàn huà) which means phone. Let’s look at each character of this word, 电 means electricity, and 话 (huà) means words. A way of using it in a sentence is: 你的电话号码是多少？ (Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?) What is your phone number?
电脑 (diàn nǎo) Computer
Another word we can create with 电 (diàn) is 电脑 (diàn nǎo). This is a noun that means computer. Let’s again look at each character of this word, 电 means electricity and 脑means brain. A way of using it in a sentence is 我的电脑坏了。(Wǒ de diànnǎo huàile.) My computer is broken.
电视 (diàn shì) Television
Finally, we can create the word 电视 (diàn shì) which is a noun that means television. A way of using it in a sentence is 我喜欢体育频道的电视节目。(Wǒ xǐhuan tǐyù píndào de diànshì jiémù.) I like television shows on the sports channel.