Meaning of diàn:
diàn
电
Noun
lightning; electricity; phone call or telegram etc
Zuó wǎn de bàofēngyǔ bànsuízhe shǎndiàn.
昨晚的暴风雨伴随着闪电。
Last night's storm was accompanied by lightning.
Jīntiān tíngle sān gè xiǎoshí de diàn.
今天停了三个小时的电。
The electricity was out for three hours today.
Wǒ xūyào gěi péngyǒu dǎ ge diànhuà.
我需要给朋友打个电话。
I need to give my friend a phone call.
Adjective
electric (bound form)
Zhège jīqìrén shǐyòng diànlì lái yùnxíng.
这个机器人使用电力来运行。
This robot uses electricity to operate.
Verb
to get (or give) an electric shock; to send via telephone or telegram etc
Tā de shǒu bèi diàn dào le.
他的手被电到了。
His hand got an electric shock.
Tā gěi wǒ fā le yī fēng diànzǐ yóujiàn.
他给我发了一封电子邮件。
He sent me an email.
