yòng diànnǎo xiě Hànzì. I can write Chinese characters on a computer. ■ 这个机器是由电脑控
制的。Zhège jīqì shì yóu diànnǎo kòngzhì de. This machine is controlled by a computer.
diànshàn 电扇 [modif: 电 electricity + 扇 fan] N electric fan ■ 夜里热极了，我得开着电扇睡 觉。
Yèli rè jíle, wǒ děi kāizhe diànshàn shuìjiào. It’s so hot at night that I have to sleep with the
electric fan on.
diànshì 电视 [modif: 电 electricity + 视 view] N television ■ “今天晚上的电视有没有好节目?”
“没有。”“Jīntiān wǎnshang de diànshì yǒu méiyǒu hǎo jiémù?” “Méiyǒu.” “Are there any
good programs on TV tonight?” “No.” 看电视 kàn diànshì watch TV / 电视机 diànshì jī TV set / 电视台
diànshì tái TV station
diàntái 电台 [modif: 电 electricity + 台 station] N radio station ■ 我常常听这个电台。Wǒ chángcháng
tīng zhège diàntái. I often listen to this radio station.
diàntī 电梯 [modif: 电 electricity + 梯 stairs] N elevator, lift ■ 大楼着火的时候，千万不能用电 梯。
Dàlóu zháohuǒ de shíhou, qiānwàn bù néng yòng diàntī. Do not use the elevator when there is a
fire in the building. 乘电梯 chéng diàntī go up/down by elevator
diànyǐng 电影 [modif: 电 electricity + 影 shadow] N film, movie (场 chǎng, 个 gè) ■ 我昨天看 的电影
很有意思。Wǒ zuótiān kàn de diànyǐng hěn yǒu yìsi. The film I saw yesterday was very
interesting. 看电影 kàn diànyǐng see a film, go to the movies. ■ 他常常和女朋友一起看电影。Tā
chángcháng hé nǚpéngyou yìqǐ kàn diànyǐng. He often goes to the movies with his girlfriend. 电影
票 diànyǐng piào film ticket
diànyǐngyuàn 电影院 [modif: 电影 film, movie + 院 place (for certain activities)] N cinema, cinema
complex, movie theater (座 zuò) ■ 这座 新建的电影院有五个电影场。Zhè zuo xīn jiàn de
diànyǐngyuàn yǒu wǔ ge diànyǐngchǎng. This newly-built cinema complex has five cinemas.
diànyuán 电源 [modif: 电 power + 源 source] N power supply; mains
diànzǐ 电子 [suffix: 电 electricity, electron + 子 nominal suffix] N electron 电子工业 diànzǐ gōngyè
electronics industry / 电 子贺卡 diànzǐ hèkǎ e-card / 电子游戏 diànzǐ yóuxì electronic game
diànzǐ yóujiàn 电子邮件 N e-mail 收到电子邮件 shōu dào diànzǐ yóujiàn receive e-mail / 发电子邮件 fā diànzǐ
yóujiàn send e-mail
diàn 垫 TRAD 墊 V & N put something under something else to raise it or make it level; mat, pad, cushion 垫
子 diànzi mat, pad, cushion
diàn 店 N same as 商店 shāngdiàn
diàn 掂 V keep thinking about, remember with concern
diànji 惦记 [comp: 惦 keep thinking about + 记 remember] V keep thinking about, remember with concern
diàn 奠 V establish
diàndìng 奠定 V establish, lay the foundation of
diāo 叼 V hold in the mouth
diāo 雕 V carve 浮雕 fúdiāo relief (sculpture) / 石雕 shídiāo stone carving
diāokè 雕刻 [comp: 雕 carve + 刻 carve] V carve, engrave (a work of art)
diāosù 雕塑 N sculpture
diào 掉 V fall, drop ■ 杯子从桌子上掉到地 上。Bēizi cóng zhuōzi shang diàodao dì shang. The cup
fell from the table to the floor.
NOTE: 掉 diào is often used after a verb, as a complement to mean “finish [doing ...],” e.g.
吃掉 chīdiao eat up ■ 水果都吃掉了。 Shuǐguǒ dōu chīdiao le. The fruit is all eaten up.
卖掉 màidiao sell out ■ 那些书还没有卖掉。Nà xiē shū hái méiyǒu màidiao. Those books aren’t sold out yet.
扔掉 rēngdiao throw away, discard ■ 这件衣服太小 了，不能穿了，你扔掉吧！ Zhè jiàn yīfu tài xiǎo le, bù néng chuān
le, nǐ rēngdiao ba! This dress is too small for you. You’d better throw it away.
忘掉 wàngdiao forget ■ 这件事我怎么也忘不掉。 Zhè jiàn shì wǒ zěnme yě wàng bu diao. I can’t forget this incident,
no matter how hard I try.