Usage of the character 電

(Tw) to make a telephone call (generally as a representative of a company, school or agency etc, to an individual, often for the purpose of conducting a survey) (abbr. for 電話訪問／电话访问)

guāngdiàn

光电

[光電]

photoelectric

diàndǎo

电导

[電導]

electrical conductance

diànlǎn

电缆

[電纜]

(electric) cable

diàngān

电杆

[電杆]

electric pole
telephone pole

tiāndiàn

天电

[天電]

atmospherics
static

pāidiàn

拍电

[拍電]

to send a telegram

dàidiàn

带电

[帶電]

to be electrified; to be charged; to be live

Diànbái

电白

[電白]

Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

diànkòng

电控

[電控]

electric control

diànhè

电荷

[電荷]

electric charge

diànjiě

电解

[電解]

electrolysis
electrolytic

diànhú

电弧

[電弧]

electric arc

diàndòng

电动

[電動]

electric-powered
(Tw) video game

diànzǐ

电子

[電子]

electronic
electron (particle physics)

diànlù

电路

[電路]

electric circuit

bǐdiàn

笔电

[筆電]

notebook (computer)
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

fēngdiàn

风电

[風電]

wind power

diànmù

电木

[電木]

bakelite (early plastic)
also written 膠木／胶木 (jiāomù)

mìdiàn

密电

[密電]

coded telegram
secret telegram

shūdiàn

输电

[輸電]

electricity transmission
to transmit electricity

diànjià

电价

[電價]

price of electricity

diànlú

电炉

[電爐]

electric stove
hot plate

diànguō

电锅

[電鍋]

(Tw) electric rice cooker

diànlí

电离

[電離]

ion
ionized (e.g. gas)

diànjiào

电教

[電教]

multimedia education (abbr. for 電化教育／电化教育)

chèdiàn

掣电

[掣電]

to flash
a flash (literary)

hàodiàn

耗电

[耗電]

to consume electricity
power consumption

diànbào

电报

[電報]

telegram
cable
telegraph
CL:封 (fēng),份 (fèn)

jìngdiàn

静电

[靜電]

static electricity

diàncí

电磁

[電磁]

electromagnetic

diàntǒng

电筒

[電筒]

flashlight

shǒudiàn

手电

[手電]

flashlight
torch

diànnéng

电能

[電能]

electrical energy

diànyǒng

电泳

[電泳]

electrophoresis

diànliáo

电疗

[電療]

electrotherapy

diànlíng

电铃

[電鈴]

electric bell

chōngdiàn

充电

[充電]

to recharge (a battery)
(fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)
to update one's skills and knowledge

gàdiàn

尬电

[尬電]

(Tw) (Internet slang) (loanword) goddamn

rèdiàn

热电

[熱電]

pyroelectric

diànpíng

电瓶

[電瓶]

accumulator; battery (for storing electricity)

diànyóu

电邮

[電郵]

email
abbr. for 電子郵件／电子邮件 (diànzǐyóujiàn)

láidiàn

来电

[來電]

incoming telephone call (or telegram)
to phone in; to send in a telegram
to have an instant attraction to sb
(of electricity, after an outage) to come back

diànyùn

电晕

[電暈]

corona discharge

yǒudiàn

有电

[有電]

electric (apparatus)
electrified
having electricity supply (of a house)

diàngǎn

电感

[電感]

inductance

jiédiàn

节电

[節電]

to save electricity
power saving

quēdiàn

缺电

[缺電]

electricity shortage

diànguāng

电光

[電光]

electric light
lightning
electro-optical

diànchǎng

电厂

[電廠]

electric power plant

tiàodiàn

跳电

[跳電]

(of a circuit breaker or switch) to trip

diànxùn

电讯

[電訊]

telecommunications
telecom

jīdiàn

机电

[機電]

machinery and power-generating equipment
electromechanical

wēidiànnǎo

微电脑

[微電腦]

microcomputer

diànguànzhàn

电灌站

[電灌站]

electric pumping station in irrigation system

yáodiànhuà

摇电话

[搖電話]

(old) to make a phone call

diànfùxìng

电负性

[電負性]

electronegativity

diànzǐfú

电子伏

[電子伏]

electron volt (unit of energy used in particle physics, approximately 10⁻¹⁹ joules)

diànwèijì

电位计

[電位計]

potentiometer

diàncíxué

电磁学

[電磁學]

electromagnetism

diànzǐguǎn

电子管

[電子管]

valve (electronics)
vacuum tube

diàndòngshì

电动势

[電動勢]

electromotive force

diànzǐrén

电子人

[電子人]

cyborg

diàncítiě

电磁铁

[電磁鐵]

electromagnet

yángdiànhè

阳电荷

[陽電荷]

positive electric charge

tōngdiànhuà

通电话

[通電話]

to phone sb up

diànchuīfēng

电吹风

[電吹風]

hair dryer

chōngdiànbǎo

充电宝

[充電寶]

portable charger
mobile power pack

rèdiàn'ǒu

热电偶

[熱電偶]

thermocouple

fēngdiànchǎng

风电厂

[風電廠]

wind farm
wind park

chōngdiànqì

充电器

[充電器]

battery charger

chāodǎodiàn

超导电

[超導電]

superconductance (physics)

diàncíchǎng

电磁场

[電磁場]

electromagnetic fields

jiàdiànzǐ

价电子

[價電子]

valency electron
outer shell of electrons

diànshìjù

电视剧

[電視劇]

TV series
TV drama
CL:部 (bù)

diànzǐgǒu

电子狗

[電子狗]

radar detector (slang)

diànzǔqì

电阻器

[電阻器]

resistor

yǎndiàntú

眼电图

[眼電圖]

electrooculograph (EOG)

yādiàntǐ

压电体

[壓電體]

piezo-electric

zhèngdiànzǐ

正电子

[正電子]

positron (antiparticle of the electron)

shuǐdiànzhàn

水电站

[水電站]

hydroelectric power plant

nǎodiànbō

脑电波

[腦電波]

see 腦波／脑波 (nǎobō)

diànchànqín

电颤琴

[電顫琴]

vibraphone (music)

diànkàngqì

电抗器

[電抗器]

inductor
reactor (in an electrical circuit)

nǎodiàntú

脑电图

[腦電圖]

electroencephalogram (EEG)

diànzǐyè

电子业

[電子業]

electronics industry

xiǎodiànlü

小电驴

[小電驢]

(coll.) electric scooter; electric moped
(dialect) scooter

diànshìtái

电视台

[電視臺]

television station
CL:個／个 (gè)

biàndiànzhàn

变电站

[變電站]

(transformer) substation

diànchàngpán

电唱盘

[電唱盤]

gramophone
record player

diànhuàwǎng

电话网

[電話網]

telephone network

diànfēngshàn

电风扇

[電風扇]

electric fan
CL:架 (jià),臺／台 (tái)

Diànbáixiàn

电白县

[電白縣]

Dianbai county in Maoming 茂名, Guangdong

diànfútī

电扶梯

[電扶梯]

escalator

pèidiànqì

配电器

[配電器]

distributor (automobile)

diànlüzi

电驴子

[電驢子]

(dialect) motorcycle

diànliàngbiǎo

电量表

[電量表]

charge gauge
battery indicator
power meter
coulometer

diànjīngtǐ

电晶体

[電晶體]

(Tw) transistor

diànzhuànpán

电转盘

[電轉盤]

an electric turntable

diàntúnwǔ

电臀舞

[電臀舞]

twerking, sexually provocative dance involving hip movements while in a low, squatting position

diànzǐshù

电子束

[電子束]

beam of electrons

diànpíngchē

电瓶车

[電瓶車]

battery-powered vehicle

diànbīngguì

电冰柜

[電冰櫃]

freezer

wúxiàndiàn

无线电

[無線電]

radio; wireless (i.e. the technology used in radio telecommunication)
a radio

diànnǎowǎng

电脑网

[電腦網]

computer network
Internet

diàndǎolü

电导率

[電導率]

electrical conductivity

diànjǐnggùn

电警棍

[電警棍]

stun baton

shòudiàngōng

受电弓

[受電弓]

pantograph (transportation)

fādiànchǎng

发电厂

[發電廠]

power plant

diànzǐpán

电子盘

[電子盤]

USB flash drive; thumb drive

yàndiànqì

验电器

[驗電器]

electroscope

héfādiàn

核发电

[核發電]

nuclear power generation

diànzǐyún

电子云

[電子雲]

electron cloud

shǎndiànzhàn

闪电战

[閃電戰]

blitzkrieg
blitz

diànyuánxiàn

电源线

[電源線]

power cable (of an appliance etc)

gāoyādiàn

高压电

[高壓電]

high voltage

diàndòngjī

电动机

[電動機]

electric motor

diànzǐbǎn

电子版

[電子版]

electronic edition
digital version

diànfànbāo

电饭煲

[電飯煲]

rice cooker

diànlíshì

电离室

[電離室]

ionization chamber

diànchàngjī

电唱机

[電唱機]

gramophone
record player

diàngōnglü

电功率

[電功率]

electric power (measured in watts)

diànhuàjī

电话机

[電話機]

telephone set

bùdàidiàn

不带电

[不帶電]

uncharged; electrically neutral

diàndēngpào

电灯泡

[電燈泡]

light bulb
(slang) unwanted third guest

xùdiànchí

蓄电池

[蓄電池]

accumulator
battery

diànbàojú

电报局

[電報局]

telegraph office

xūdiànlù

虚电路

[虛電路]

virtual circuit
VC

diànwèiqì

电位器

[電位器]

potentiometer

diàndòngchē

电动车

[電動車]

electric vehicle (scooter, bicycle, car etc)

qǐdiànjī

起电机

[起電機]

electrostatic generator

fādiànjī

发电机

[發電機]

electricity generator
dynamo

diànliúbiǎo

电流表

[電流表]

ammeter

diànhúhàn

电弧焊

[電弧焊]

electric arc welding

diànqìshí

电气石

[電氣石]

tourmaline

guāngdiànzǐ

光电子

[光電子]

photoelectron

hédiànzhàn

核电站

[核電站]

nuclear power plant

jīdiàntú

肌电图

[肌電圖]

electromyogram (EMG)

diànzǐcéng

电子层

[電子層]

electron shell (in the atom)

diànzǐyǎn

电子眼

[電子眼]

electronic eye

fǎndiànzǐ

反电子

[反電子]

positron
also called 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ)

diànlícéng

电离层

[電離層]

ionosphere

diànhuàxué

电化学

[電化學]

electrochemistry

xiǎobǐdiàn

小笔电

[小筆電]

mini laptop or notebook (computer)
netbook
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

lǐdiànchí

锂电池

[鋰電池]

lithium battery

diànhuàbù

电话簿

[電話簿]

telephone directory

diànzhǐshū

电纸书

[電紙書]

electronic book reader

diànrèhú

电热壶

[電熱壺]

electric kettle

shǒudiàntǒng

手电筒

[手電筒]

flashlight
electric hand torch

léidiànjì

雷电计

[雷電計]

brontometer
apparatus to measure thunder and lightning

diàncílú

电磁炉

[電磁爐]

induction cooktop

fādiànzhàn

发电站

[發電站]

power station

yángdiànjí

阳电极

[陽電極]

anode
positive electrode (i.e. attracting electrons)

diànyǐngjiǎng

电影奖

[電影獎]

film award

pèidiànzhàn

配电站

[配電站]

power distribution substation

diànzǐqín

电子琴

[電子琴]

electronic keyboard (music)

diànhuǒhuā

电火花

[電火花]

electric spark

jídiàngōng

集电弓

[集電弓]

pantograph (transportation)

zhíliúdiàn

直流电

[直流電]

direct current

diànzǐxué

电子学

[電子學]

electronics

diànqìhuà

电气化

[電氣化]

electrification

diànyǐngpiào

电影票

[電影票]

cinema ticket

pāidiànyǐng

拍电影

[拍電影]

to make a movie

jiāoliúdiàn

交流电

[交流電]

alternating current

diànzhàomíng

电照明

[電照明]

electric lighting

diànyǐngjiè

电影界

[電影界]

moviedom
the world of movies
film circles

diànzǐyān

电子烟

[電子煙]

e-cigarette
vape

diànrètǎn

电热毯

[電熱毯]

electric blanket

diànbèisī

电贝斯

[電貝斯]

electric bass (guitar)

diànxiàngān

电线杆

[電線杆]

electric pole
telephone pole
lamppost
CL:根 (gēn)

diànshìjī

电视机

[電視機]

television set
CL:臺／台 (tái)

diànbīngxiāng

电冰箱

[電冰箱]

refrigerator
CL:個／个 (gè)

diànhuàkǎ

电话卡

[電話卡]

telephone card

diànyājì

电压计

[電壓計]

voltmeter

zuòdiàntī

坐电梯

[坐電梯]

to take an elevator

diànróngqì

电容器

[電容器]

capacitor

diànfànguō

电饭锅

[電飯鍋]

electric rice cooker

diànhèliàng

电荷量

[電荷量]

(electromagnetism) amount of charge

diàncílì

电磁力

[電磁力]

electromagnetic force (physics)

diànyǐngjié

电影节

[電影節]

film festival
CL:屆／届 (jiè)

yángdiànzǐ

阳电子

[陽電子]

positron
also called 正電子／正电子 (zhèngdiànzǐ)

diànjībàng

电击棒

[電擊棒]

stun baton

diànhuàběn

电话本

[電話本]

telephone contact notebook; address book

diànchàngtóu

电唱头

[電唱頭]

pickup (of a record player)

fādiànliàng

发电量

[發電量]

(power station, solar panel etc) output; capacity

diànhuàtíng

电话亭

[電話亭]

telephone booth

diànshìtǎ

电视塔

[電視塔]

TV tower

diànbàojī

电报机

[電報機]

telegraph

jídiàngǎn

集电杆

[集電桿]

electric trolley pole

diànxìnhào

电信号

[電信號]

electrical signal

diànxìnjú

电信局

[電信局]

central office
telecommunications office

Diànhuà Mén

电话门

[電話門]

"Phone Gate", corruption scandal unearthed through telephone records

Táijīdiàn

台积电

[台積電]

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), founded in 1987 (abbreviated name)

diànlǎntǎ

电缆塔

[電纜塔]

a pylon (for electric power line)

cǎidiànshì

彩电视

[彩電視]

color TV

diànjiěyè

电解液

[電解液]

electrolyte solution

diànjiězhì

电解质

[電解質]

electrolyte

diànyǐngyuàn

电影院

[電影院]

cinema; movie theater
CL:家 (jiā),座 (zuò)

diàndǎotǐ

电导体

[電導體]

conductor of electricity

diànyuánjù

电圆锯

[電圓鋸]

circular saw

diànshìxiù

电视秀

[電視秀]

TV show

diàntījǐng

电梯井

[電梯井]

elevator shaft

bùchādiàn

不插电

[不插電]

unplugged (of rock musicians performing on acoustic instruments)

wēidiànzǐ

微电子

[微電子]

microelectronics

jìdiànqì

继电器

[繼電器]

relay (electronics)

diànlàotie

电烙铁

[電烙鐵]

electric iron
electric soldering iron

hédiànchǎng

核电厂

[核電廠]

nuclear power plant

diàncíbō

电磁波

[電磁波]

electromagnetic wave

dǎdiànhuà

打电话

[打電話]

to make a telephone call

diànwénpāi

电蚊拍

[電蚊拍]

electric mosquito swatter

rèdiànchǎng

热电厂

[熱電廠]

thermoelectric power plant

shuǐdiàngōng

水电工

[水電工]

plumbing and electrical work
tradesman who does both plumbing and electrical work

xīndiàntú

心电图

[心電圖]

electrocardiogram (ECG)

diànyābiǎo

电压表

[電壓表]

voltmeter

dǎodiànxìng

导电性

[導電性]

conductivity (elec.)

diànzǐshū

电子书

[電子書]

electronic book
e-book
e-book reader

diànjítā

电吉他

[電吉他]

electric guitar

pèidiànguì

配电柜

[配電櫃]

power cabinet
switch box

diànxiàngǎn

电线杆

[電線桿]

electric pole
telephone pole
lamppost
CL:根 (gēn)

diànshìbàng

电视棒

[電視棒]

TV streaming stick

diànhuàxiàn

电话线

[電話線]

telephone line
telephone wire

hùdòngdiànshì

互动电视

[互動電視]

interactive TV

diànyuánchāzuò

电源插座

[電源插座]

electric socket
power point

jiāyòngdiànqì

家用电器

[家用電器]

domestic electric appliance

diànhuàlíngshēng

电话铃声

[電話鈴聲]

(telephone) ring
ringing

Guǎngdiàn Zǒngjú

广电总局

[廣電總局]

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA) (abbr. for 國家廣播電視總局／国家广播电视总局 ( Guójiā Guǎngbō Diànshì Zǒngjú))
formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

ránqìdiànchǎng

燃气电厂

[燃氣電廠]

gas fired power station

Rìdiàndiànzǐ

日电电子

[日電電子]

NEC (Nippon Electronic Company)

Tōngyòng Diànqì

通用电器

[通用電器]

General Electric (GE)

diànzǐshāngwù

电子商务

[電子商務]

e-commerce

fēnliúdiànlù

分流电路

[分流電路]

shunt circuit
current divider (electronics)

diànzǐwǎngluò

电子网络

[電子網絡]

electronic network

diàncígǎnyìng

电磁感应

[電磁感應]

electromagnetic induction

diànhuàxìnhào

电话信号

[電話信號]

telephone signal

diànyóudìzhǐ

电邮地址

[電郵地址]

email address

Guóměi Diànqì

国美电器

[國美電器]

GOME Electrical Appliances (founded in Beijing, 1987)

chuánhūdiànhuà

传呼电话

[傳呼電話]

neighborhood telephone, with sb in charge of notifying others when they receive a call

wúxiàndiànbō

无线电波

[無線電波]

radio wave

yídòngdiànhuà

移动电话

[移動電話]

mobile telephone

gùdìngdiànhuà

固定电话

[固定電話]

landline telephone
fixed-line telephone

sìhàodiànchí

四号电池

[四號電池]

AAA battery (Tw)
PRC equivalent: 七號電池／七号电池 (qīhàodiànchí)

chāodǎodiànxìng

超导电性

[超導電性]

superconductivity (physics)

diànzǐcídiǎn

电子词典

[電子詞典]

electronic dictionary

fēngchídiànchè

风驰电掣

[風馳電掣]

fast as lightning

jiāobiànliúdiàn

交变流电

[交變流電]

alternating current
same as 交流電／交流电

chuánzhēndiànbào

传真电报

[傳真電報]

phototelegram

Oūzhōudiànshì

欧洲电视

[歐洲電視]

European TV
Eurovision

jiāobiàndiànliú

交变电流

[交變電流]

alternating current (electricity)

kěshìdiànhuà

可视电话

[可視電話]

videophone

diànliúqiángdù

电流强度

[電流強度]

current intensity

kēhuàndiànyǐng

科幻电影

[科幻電影]

science fiction movie

jītǐdiànlù

积体电路

[積體電路]

integrated circuit (Tw)

diànyǐngdǎoyǎn

电影导演

[電影導演]

film director

lùmiàndiànchē

路面电车

[路面電車]

(Tw) tram
streetcar

tóngzhóudiànlǎn

同轴电缆

[同軸電纜]

coaxial cable

zhèngfùdiànzǐ

正负电子

[正負電子]

electrons and positrons

wúguǐdiànchē

无轨电车

[無軌電車]

trolleybus

diànzǐyóujiàn

电子邮件

[電子郵件]

email
CL:封 (fēng),份 (fèn)

diànyóuwèizhi

电邮位置

[電郵位置]

email address

diànlífúshè

电离辐射

[電離輻射]

ionization radiation
nuclear radiation

chāodǎodiàntǐ

超导电体

[超導電體]

superconductor

chāojídiànnǎo

超级电脑

[超級電腦]

(Tw) supercomputer

diànhuàhuìyì

电话会议

[電話會議]

(telephone) conference call

xíngdòngdiànyuán

行动电源

[行動電源]

(Tw) power bank

guójìdiànhuà

国际电话

[國際電話]

international call

diànzǐgōngyè

电子工业

[電子工業]

electronics industry

qīhàodiànchí

七号电池

[七號電池]

AAA battery (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 四號電池／四号电池 (sìhàodiànchí)

shǒutídiànnǎo

手提电脑

[手提電腦]

portable computer

guāngdiànxiàoyìng

光电效应

[光電效應]

photoelectric effect

tàiyángdiànchí

太阳电池

[太陽電池]

solar cell

kòushìdiànchí

扣式电池

[扣式電池]

button cell
watch battery

chéngkòngdiànhuà

程控电话

[程控電話]

automatic telephone exchange

jiāyòngdiànnǎo

家用电脑

[家用電腦]

home computer

Píngguǒdiànnǎo

苹果电脑

[蘋果電腦]

Apple computer
Mac
Macintosh

diàndòngwánjù

电动玩具

[電動玩具]

battery-powered toy
(Tw) video game
computer game

diànyǐngzhìzuò

电影制作

[電影製作]

filmmaking

Xiānggǎng Diàntái

香港电台

[香港電台]

Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), public broadcaster

Tōngyòng Diànqì

通用电气

[通用電氣]

General Electric (GE)

yǒuxiàndiànshì

有线电视

[有線電視]

cable television

diànzǐjǐngchá

电子警察

[電子警察]

traffic camera
speed camera
closed-circuit TV police surveillance

shǎndiànjiéhūn

闪电结婚

[閃電結婚]

to get married soon after meeting

gāoqīngdiànshì

高清电视

[高清電視]

high definition television HDTV

diànzǐyóuxiāng

电子邮箱

[電子郵箱]

email inbox

hédiànhèshù

核电荷数

[核電荷數]

electric charge on nucleus
atomic number

kǒngbùdiànyǐng

恐怖电影

[恐怖電影]

horror movie

jíchéngdiànlù

集成电路

[集成電路]

integrated circuit
IC

diànzǐjìngjì

电子竞技

[電子競技]

video gaming (as a sport)
e-sports (abbr. to 電競／电竞 (diànjìng))

gèréndiànnǎo

个人电脑

[個人電腦]

personal computer
PC

diànzǐkōngjiān

电子空间

[電子空間]

cyberspace

Xīnchéng Diàntái

新城电台

[新城電台]

Metro Radio Hong Kong

shénzhōudiànnǎo

神舟电脑

[神舟電腦]

Hasee (computer manufacturer)

diànnǎoruǎnjiàn

电脑软件

[電腦軟件]

computer software

mìmǎdiànbào

密码电报

[密碼電報]

coded telegram
ciphered cable

Zhōnghuá Diànshì

中华电视

[中華電視]

Chinese Television System (CTS), Taiwan

wǔhàodiànchí

五号电池

[五號電池]

AA battery (PRC)
Taiwan equivalent: 三號電池／三号电池 (sānhàodiànchí)

diàndòngzhuànpán

电动转盘

[電動轉盤]

an electric turntable

shītiáodiànyā

失调电压

[失調電壓]

offset voltage

diànlìjīchē

电力机车

[電力機車]

electric locomotive

diànzǐfútè

电子伏特

[電子伏特]

electronvolt (eV)

diànzǐhuòbì

电子货币

[電子貨幣]

electronic money

Sūníngdiànqì

苏宁电器

[蘇寧電器]

Suning Appliance (PRC electrical retailer)

dānxiàngdiànliú

单向电流

[單向電流]

(elec.) unidirectional current
DC
also written 直流 (zhíliú)

wēidiànzǐxué

微电子学

[微電子學]

microelectronics

diànhuàqūmǎ

电话区码

[電話區碼]

area code
telephone dialing code

zìfādiànwèi

自发电位

[自發電位]

electroencephalogram (EEG)

diànhuàwǎnglù

电话网路

[電話網路]

telephone network

shùzìdiànshì

数字电视

[數字電視]

digital television

Jiàoyù Diànshì

教育电视

[教育電視]

Educational Television (Hong Kong)

diànhè'ǒuhé

电荷耦合

[電荷耦合]

electric charge coupling

zhàodiànzǐfú

兆电子伏

[兆電子伏]

mega electron volt (MeV) (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹³ joules)

diànyǐngyǎnyuán

电影演员

[電影演員]

movie actor
movie actress

diànnǎoxìtǒng

电脑系统

[電腦系統]

computer system

diànzǐqìjiàn

电子器件

[電子器件]

electric equipment

piānzhìdiànliú

偏置电流

[偏置電流]

bias current (electronics)

diànzǐshǒuzhàng

电子手帐

[電子手帳]

electronic organizer
PDA

zhǎngwòdiànnǎo

掌握电脑

[掌握電腦]

PDA
Personal Digital Assistant

ránliàodiànchí

燃料电池

[燃料電池]

fuel cell

diànzǐyóuxì

电子游戏

[電子遊戲]

computer and video games

diànlǎnjiētóu

电缆接头

[電纜接頭]

cable gland

héfādiànchǎng

核发电厂

[核發電廠]

nuclear power plant

diànnǎowǎnglù

电脑网路

[電腦網路]

computer network

guāngxiāndiànlǎn

光纤电缆

[光纖電纜]

optical fiber
optical cable

yīnyuèdiànshì

音乐电视

[音樂電視]

Music Television MTV

piānzhìdiànzǔ

偏置电阻

[偏置電阻]

bias impedance (electronics)

yǒuguǐdiànchē

有轨电车

[有軌電車]

streetcar
tramcar
tram

diànhuàjiàoyù

电化教育

[電化教育]

multimedia education
abbr. to 電教／电教

diànzǐxìnxiāng

电子信箱

[電子信箱]

e-mail inbox

ruòdiàntǒngyī

弱电统一

[弱電統一]

electro-weak interaction in fermion particle physics

diànzǐcéngshù

电子层数

[電子層數]

electron shell number (chemistry)

Mósīdiànmǎ

摩斯电码

[摩斯電碼]

Morse code

diàncímàichōng

电磁脉冲

[電磁脈衝]

electromagnetic pulse (EMP)

yìnzhìdiànlù

印制电路

[印製電路]

printed circuit

táishìdiànnǎo

台式电脑

[台式電腦]

desktop computer

cháoxīdiànzhàn

潮汐电站

[潮汐電站]

tidal power station

diànnǎoyǔyán

电脑语言

[電腦語言]

programming language; computer language

zhǎngshàngdiànnǎo

掌上电脑

[掌上電腦]

handheld computer
PDA (personal digital assistant)
Pocket PC

huǒlìfādiàn

火力发电

[火力發電]

thermal power generation

diàncílǐlùn

电磁理论

[電磁理論]

electromagnetism
electromagnetic theory

bāodiànhuàzhōu

煲电话粥

[煲電話粥]

to talk endlessly on the phone

diànyǐngzhìpiàn

电影制片

[電影製片]

filmmaking

diàncízhèndàng

电磁振荡

[電磁振蕩]

electromagnetic oscillation

dàidiànlìzǐ

带电粒子

[帶電粒子]

electrically charged particles

xīndiàngǎnyìng

心电感应

[心電感應]

telepathy

diànzǐgōngchéng

电子工程

[電子工程]

electronic engineering

wúxiàndiànhuà

无线电话

[無線電話]

radio telephony
wireless telephone

chángtúdiànhuà

长途电话

[長途電話]

long-distance call

diànxìnwǎnglù

电信网路

[電信網路]

telecommunications network

láidiàndálíng

来电答铃

[來電答鈴]

(Tw) ringback tone (heard by the originator of a telephone call)

cháidiànjīchē

柴电机车

[柴電機車]

diesel-electric locomotive

Zhōngguó Diànxìn

中国电信

[中國電信]

China Telecom (Chinese company providing mobile phone service)

èrhàodiànchí

二号电池

[二號電池]

C size battery (Tw)
PRC equivalent: 三號電池／三号电池 (sānhàodiànchí)

jièdiànchángshù

介电常数

[介電常數]

dielectric constant

diànnǎohuìtú

电脑绘图

[電腦繪圖]

computer graphics

hēibáidiànshì

黑白电视

[黑白電視]

black and white TV

diàncízàoshēng

电磁噪声

[電磁噪聲]

electromagnetic noise

duìjiǎngdiànhuà

对讲电话

[對講電話]

intercom

diànbàotōngzhī

电报通知

[電報通知]

electronic communication (fax, email etc)

gōngyòngdiànhuà

公用电话

[公用電話]

public phone
CL:部 (bù)

xíngdòngdiànhuà

行动电话

[行動電話]

mobile phone (Tw)

zhuīfēngzhúdiàn

追风逐电

[追風逐電]

proceeding at a tremendous pace
getting on like a house on fire

guǎngbōdiàntái

广播电台

[廣播電台]

radio station

diànxìnzhàpiàn

电信诈骗

[電信詐騙]

wire fraud

diànyǐngjùběn

电影剧本

[電影劇本]

screenplay

píngbǎndiànnǎo

平板电脑

[平板電腦]

tablet computer (iPad, Android devices etc)
CL:臺／台 (tái)

sānhàodiànchí

三号电池

[三號電池]

C size battery (PRC) (Taiwan equivalent: 二號電池／二号电池 (èrhàodiànchí))
AA battery (Tw) (PRC equivalent: 五號電池／五号电池 (wǔhàodiànchí))

diànzǐwénjiàn

电子文件

[電子文件]

electronic document

nǎodiàntúbǎn

脑电图版

[腦電圖版]

electroencephalogram (EEG)

diàncígānrǎo

电磁干扰

[電磁干擾]

electromagnetic interference

xiédiǎndiànyǐng

邪典电影

[邪典電影]

cult film

jídiànzǐfú

吉电子伏

[吉電子伏]

giga electron volt GeV (unit of energy equal to 1.6 x 10⁻¹⁰ joules)

sānyòngdiànbiǎo

三用电表

[三用電表]

multimeter

diànzǐwǔqǔ

电子舞曲

[電子舞曲]

electronic dance music

diànqìgōngchéng

电气工程

[電氣工程]

electrical engineering

lājīdiànyóu

垃圾电邮

[垃圾電郵]

see 垃圾郵件／垃圾邮件 (lājīyóujiàn)

gùwǎngdiànxìn

固网电信

[固網電信]

landline (fixed-line) telecommunications

Sōngxià Diànqì

松下电器

[松下電器]

Panasonic Corporation (formerly Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.)

guǎngbōdiàntái

广播电台

[廣播電臺]

radio station
broadcasting station
CL:個／个 (gè),家 (jiā)

diànshìguǎngbō

电视广播

[電視廣播]

television broadcast
telecast
videocast

xīngliúdiànjī

星流电击

[星流電擊]

meteor shower and violent thunderclaps (idiom); omens of violent development
portentous signs

bìlùdiànshì

闭路电视

[閉路電視]

closed-circuit television

diànshìjiémù

电视节目

[電視節目]

television program

diànzǐxuéxì

电子学系

[電子學系]

department of electronics

diànnǎobìngdú

电脑病毒

[電腦病毒]

computer virus

diànhuàxiànlù

电话线路

[電話線路]

telephone line

dìrèdiànzhàn

地热电站

[地熱電站]

geothermal electric power station

láidiànxiǎnshì

来电显示

[來電顯示]

caller ID

lùshàngfēngdiàn

陆上风电

[陸上風電]

onshore wind power

diàndònghúlu

电动葫芦

[電動葫蘆]

electric chain pulley block

diànhuàfúwù

电话服务

[電話服務]

telephone service

Zhōngfù Diànxùn

中复电讯

[中復電訊]

Zoomflight Telecom (Chinese company)

wèixīngdiànshì

卫星电视

[衛星電視]

satellite TV

shùzìdiànlù

数字电路

[數字電路]

digital circuit

yīhàodiànchí

一号电池

[一號電池]

D size battery

lùyùfēngdiàn

陆域风电

[陸域風電]

(Tw) onshore wind power

diànguāngzhāolù

电光朝露

[電光朝露]

flash of lightning, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral
impermanent

bèijiādiànchí

背夹电池

[背夾電池]

battery case (for a phone)

shuǐlìfādiàn

水力发电

[水力發電]

hydroelectricity

jìyìdiànlù

记忆电路

[記憶電路]

memory circuit

hédiàncímàichōng

核电磁脉冲

[核電磁脈衝]

nuclear electro-magnetic pulse

diànzǐhuàyíngyè

电子化营业

[電子化營業]

e-commerce (computing)

huǒlìfādiànchǎng

火力发电厂

[火力發電廠]

fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)

Měirì Diànxùnbào

每日电讯报

[每日電訊報]

Daily Telegraph (newspaper)

Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái

中央电视台

[中央電視台]

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

tàiyángnéngdiànchí

太阳能电池

[太陽能電池]

solar cell

jiāohuànxūdiànlù

交换虚电路

[交換虛電路]

Switched Virtual Circuit
SVC

diàncíjiānróngxìng

电磁兼容性

[電磁兼容性]

electromagnetic compatibility

shèdiànwàngyuǎnjìng

射电望远镜

[射電望遠鏡]

radio telescope

Fànshìqǐdiànjī

范氏起电机

[范氏起電機]

Van de Graaff generator

lǐlízǐdiànchí

锂离子电池

[鋰離子電池]

lithium ion battery

dìrèfādiànchǎng

地热发电厂

[地熱發電廠]

geothermal electric power station

diànyuángōngyìngqì

电源供应器

[電源供應器]

power supply (of an appliance etc)

shuǐshàngdiàndānchē

水上电单车

[水上電單車]

see 水上摩托車／水上摩托车 (shuǐshàngmótuōchē)

shuǐlìfādiànzhàn

水力发电站

[水力發電站]

hydroelectric power plant

diànzǐjìsuànjī

电子计算机

[電子計算機]

electronic computer

diànzǐhuánbǎotíng

电子环保亭

[電子環保亭]

"electrical junk center", site for reprocessing of old electrical and electronic equipment

yǒngjiǔxūdiànlù

永久虚电路

[永久虛電路]

Permanent Virtual Circuit
PVC

réngōngdiànzǐ'ěr

人工电子耳

[人工電子耳]

cochlear implant

guāngdiàn'èrjíguǎn

光电二极管

[光電二極管]

photodiode

yìnzhìdiànlùbǎn

印制电路板

[印製電路板]

printed circuit board

bǐjìxíngdiànnǎo

笔记型电脑

[筆記型電腦]

notebook (computer)

yìnshuādiànlùbǎn

印刷电路板

[印刷電路板]

printed circuit board

diànzǐxiǎnwēijìng

电子显微镜

[電子顯微鏡]

electron microscope

lìtǐdiànyǐngyuàn

立体电影院

[立體電影院]

stereoscopic cinema
3D cinema

fēnglìfādiànchǎng

风力发电厂

[風力發電廠]

wind farm
wind park

Màijīntǎdiànnǎo

麦金塔电脑

[麥金塔電腦]

Macintosh (brand of computers made by Apple)
Mac

qìlúnfādiànjī

汽轮发电机

[汽輪發電機]

steam turbine electric generator

Mó'ěrsīdiànmǎ

摩尔斯电码

[摩爾斯電碼]

Morse code

xīshàngxíngdiànnǎo

膝上型电脑

[膝上型電腦]

laptop (computer)

zhuōshàngxíngdiànnǎo

桌上型电脑

[桌上型電腦]

desktop computer

qiānsuānxùdiànchí

铅酸蓄电池

[鉛酸蓄電池]

lead-acid accumulator
battery (e.g. in car)

tàiyángdiànchíbǎn

太阳电池板

[太陽電池板]

solar panel

Mò'ěrsīdiànmǎ

莫尔斯电码

[莫爾斯電碼]

Morse code

zhèngdiànzǐduàncéng

正电子断层

[正電子斷層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

wúxiàndiànguǎngbō

无线电广播

[無線電廣播]

radio broadcast

kuānyínmùdiànyǐng

宽银幕电影

[寬銀幕電影]

wide-screen movie

Bàndǎo Diànshìtái

半岛电视台

[半島電視台]

Al Jazeera (Arabic news network)

bǐjìběndiànnǎo

笔记本电脑

[筆記本電腦]

laptop
notebook (computer)
CL:臺／台 (tái),部 (bù)

yídòngshìdiànhuà

移动式电话

[移動式電話]

mobile telephone

diànnǎofǔzhùshèjì

电脑辅助设计

[電腦輔助設計]

computer-aided design

guójìdiànxìnliánméng

国际电信联盟

[國際電信聯盟]

International Telecommunications Union
ITU

Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

电子科技大学

[電子科技大學]

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

wúxiàndiànjiēshōujī

无线电接收机

[無線電接收機]

receiver (radio)

Zhōngguó Diànshì Gōngsī

中国电视公司

[中國電視公司]

China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan

diànnǎofǔzhùgōngchéng

电脑辅助工程

[電腦輔助工程]

computer-aided engineering

hǎiyángwēnchāfādiàn

海洋温差发电

[海洋溫差發電]

ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)

Yīngguó Diànxùn Gōngsī

英国电讯公司

[英國電訊公司]

British telecom
BT

duìfāngfùkuǎndiànhuà

对方付款电话

[對方付款電話]

collect call

wúxiàndiànshōufājī

无线电收发机

[無線電收發機]

transceiver
radio frequency receiver, broadcaster or relay

yuánzǐnéngfādiànzhàn

原子能发电站

[原子能發電站]

atomic power station

shìjiànxiāngguāndiànwèi

事件相关电位

[事件相關電位]

(neuroscience) event-related potential

diànzǐwěndìngchéngxù

电子稳定程序

[電子穩定程序]

(automotive) electronic stability program (ESP)

gōngzhòngdiànxìnwǎnglù

公众电信网路

[公眾電信網路]

public telephone network

diànzǐshùjùjiāohuàn

电子数据交换

[電子數據交換]

electronic exchange of data

Guójiā Diànwǎng Gōngsī

国家电网公司

[國家電網公司]

State Grid Corporation of China

liàngzǐdiàndònglìxué

量子电动力学

[量子電動力學]

quantum electrodynamics QED

Nánjīng Yóudiàn Dàxué

南京邮电大学

[南京郵電大學]

Nanjing Post and Communications University

zhuānyòngjíchéngdiànlù

专用集成电路

[專用集成電路]

application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC)

gāoqīngshùzìdiànshì

高清数字电视

[高清數字電視]

high definition digital television

Zhōngyāng Guǎngbō Diàntái

中央广播电台

[中央廣播電臺]

Radio Taiwan International (RTI)

Yīngguó Guǎngbō Diàntái

英国广播电台

[英國廣播電台]

British Broadcasting Corporation
BBC

Sōngxià Diànqì Gōngyè

松下电气工业

[松下電氣工業]

Matsushita Electronics Industry

Zìyóu Yàzhōu Diàntái

自由亚洲电台

[自由亞洲電台]

Radio Free Asia

diànnǎoduàncéngsǎomiáo

电脑断层扫描

[電腦斷層掃描]

CAT scan
CT scan

diàncíxiānghùzuòyòng

电磁相互作用

[電磁相互作用]

electromagnetic interaction (between particles)
electromagnetic force (physics)

Běijīng Diànyǐng Xuéyuàn

北京电影学院

[北京電影學院]

Beijing Film Academy

diànhè'ǒuhéqìjiàn

电荷耦合器件

[電荷耦合器件]

charge-coupled device (CCD) (electronics)

Aòzhōu Guǎngbō Diàntái

澳洲广播电台

[澳洲廣播電臺]

Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Australian state-run broadcaster

duìfāngfùfèidiànhuà

对方付费电话

[對方付費電話]

collect call

Alābó Diànxìn Liánméng

阿拉伯电信联盟

[阿拉伯電信聯盟]

Arab Telecommunication Union

zhèngdiànzǐfāshètǐcéng

正电子发射体层

[正電子發射體層]

PET, positron emission tomography (medical imaging method)

gōngyòngjiāohuàndiànhuàwǎng

公用交换电话网

[公用交換電話網]

public switched telephone network
PSTN

Guójì Wénchuán Diànxùnshè

国际文传电讯社

[國際文傳電訊社]

Interfax, Russian non-governmental news agency

zhèngdiànzǐfāshècéngxī

正电子发射层析

[正電子發射層析]

positron emission tomography (PET)

diànlǎntiáozhìjiětiáoqì

电缆调制解调器

[電纜調制解調器]

cable modem

Dōngfāng Míngzhū Diànshì Tǎ

东方明珠电视塔

[東方明珠電視塔]

Oriental Pearl Television Tower

Zhōngguó Zhōngyāng Diànshìtái

中国中央电视台

[中國中央電視台]

China Central Television (CCTV), PRC state TV network

gōnggòngjiāohuàndiànhuàwǎnglù

公共交换电话网路

[公共交換電話網路]

public switched telephone network
PSTN

Rìběn Diànbào Diànhuà Gōngsī

日本电报电话公司

[日本電報電話公司]

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

Xī'ān Diànzǐ Kējì Dàxué

西安电子科技大学

[西安電子科技大學]

Xidian University

wúxiàndiànguǎnlǐwěiyuánhuì

无线电管理委员会

[無線電管理委員會]

Wireless transmission regulatory commission

Měiguó Diànhuà Diànbào Gōngsī

美国电话电报公司

[美國電話電報公司]

AT&T

Fàndégélāfūqǐdiànjī

范德格拉夫起电机

[范德格拉夫起電機]

Van de Graaff generator

Zhōngguó Guójì Guǎngbō Diàntái

中国国际广播电台

[中國國際廣播電台]

China Radio International
CRI

Guójiā Guǎngbō Diànshì Zǒngjú

国家广播电视总局

[國家廣播電視總局]

National Radio and Television Administration (NRTA), formerly SAPPRFT, the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (2013-2018) and SARFT, the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television (prior to 2013)

diànnǎofǔzhùshèjìyǔhuìtú

电脑辅助设计与绘图

[電腦輔助設計與繪圖]