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来电 (lái diàn) — Chinese word meaning
HSK 7
来电 (lái diàn) is a Chinese word: incoming call. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.
Meaning of 来电
名 míng noun
incoming call
我刚才收到一个来电。
wǒ gāng cái shōu dào yí gè lái diàn
I just received an incoming call.
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Word breakdown
来 lái — incoming, coming
Words with this character (50)
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Example
他从楼下上来了。
tā cóng lóu xià shàng lái le
He came up from downstairs.
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他从楼上下来了。
tā cóng lóu shàng xià lái le
He came down from upstairs.
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他从房间里出来了。
tā cóng fáng jiān lǐ chū lái le
He came out of the room.
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我妈妈刚回来。
wǒ mā ma gāng huí lái
My mom just came back.
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早上我七点起来。
zǎo shang wǒ qī diǎn qǐ lái
I get up at seven o'clock in the morning.
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- 过 pass, cross over (indicates movement across a distance)
- 来 come (indicates directional movement toward the speaker)
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你过来一下。
nǐ guò lái yī xià
Come over here for a moment.
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请进来坐。
qǐng jìn lái zuò
Please come in and sit down.
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他当时不明白，后来才懂了。
tā dāng shí bù míng bai hòu lái cái dǒng le
He didn't understand at the time, but later he got it.
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她来自北京。
tā lái zì Běi jīng
She comes from Beijing.
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- 看 to look, to see; contributes the sense of observation or perception
- 来 to come; functions as a directional complement forming an expression for making inferences
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看来明天会下雨。
kàn lái míng tiān huì xià yǔ
It seems it will rain tomorrow.
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他从来不迟到。
tā cóng lái bù chí dào
He is never late.
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春天到来了。
chūn tiān dào lái le
Spring has arrived.
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原来你是老师。
yuán lái nǐ shì lǎo shī
So you're a teacher.
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我将来想当医生。
wǒ jiāng lái xiǎng dāng yī shēng
I want to be a doctor in the future.
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我本来想去，但是太忙了。
wǒ běn lái xiǎng qù dàn shì tài máng le
I originally wanted to go, but I was too busy.
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我来不及吃早饭就走了。
wǒ lái bù jí chī zǎo fàn jiù zǒu le
I didn't have time to eat breakfast and left.
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- 来 to come/approach (indicates temporal arrival)
- 得 structural particle (links verb with result complement)
- 及 to reach/attain (indicates successfully reaching in time)
Example
现在出发还来得及。
xiàn zài chū fā hái lái de jí
If we leave now, we'll still be in time.
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Example
这个工具用来切水果。
zhè ge gōng jù yòng lái qiē shuǐ guǒ
This tool is used to cut fruit.
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- 以 from, since (marking the starting point in time)
- 来 coming up to now (indicates direction toward present)
Example
改革开放以来，中国发生了巨大的变化。
gǎi gé kāi fàng yǐ lái zhōng guó fā shēng le jù dà de biàn huà
Since the reform and opening up, China has undergone tremendous changes.
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欢迎大家前来参加我们的活动。
huān yíng dà jiā qián lái cān jiā wǒ men de huó dòng
Welcome everyone to come participate in our event.
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未来科技会改变我们的生活。
wèi lái kē jì huì gǎi biàn wǒ men de shēng huó
Future technology will change our lives.
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这些数据的来源很可靠。
zhè xiē shù jù de lái yuán hěn kě kào
The source of these data is very reliable.
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- 近 near, recent (indicates closeness in time)
- 年 year (the unit of time being referenced)
- 来 come, since (indicates a period continuing up to now)
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近年来，环境保护越来越受到重视。
jìn nián lái huán jìng bǎo hù yuè lái yuè shòu dào zhòng shì
In recent years, environmental protection has received more and more attention.
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这是一种外来物种。
zhè shì yī zhǒng wài lái wù zhǒng
This is a foreign species.
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我们两家人常常往来。
wǒ men liǎng jiā rén cháng cháng wǎng lái
Our two families often visit each other.
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冬天来临，天气变冷了。
dōng tiān lái lín tiān qì biàn lěng le
Winter has arrived, and the weather has become cold.
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我们两家经常来往。
wǒ men liǎng jiā jīng cháng lái wǎng
Our two families frequently interact.
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这个节日的由来很有趣。
zhè ge jié rì de yóu lái hěn yǒu qù
The origin of this festival is very interesting.
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这里的自来水很干净。
zhè lǐ de zì lái shuǐ hěn gān jìng
The tap water here is very clean.
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他近来工作很忙。
tā jìn lái gōng zuò hěn máng
He's been very busy with work lately.
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- 划 to calculate, to reckon (profitability)
- 不 not (negation)
- 来 feasible, workable (directional complement indicating result)
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坐出租车去太划不来了，我们坐地铁吧。
zuò chū zū chē qù tài huá bù lái le wǒ men zuò dì tiě ba
Taking a taxi is not worth it, let's take the subway.
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- 划 to calculate, to reckon
- 得 resultative particle indicating possibility or achievement
- 来 directional complement completing the resultative phrase
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这个价格很划得来。
zhè ge jià gé hěn huá de lái
This price is very worthwhile.
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到头来，他还是选择了回家。
dào tóu lái tā hái shì xuǎn zé le huí jiā
In the end, he still chose to go home.
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我们公司历来重视产品质量。
wǒ men gōng sī lì lái zhòng shì chǎn pǐn zhì liàng
Our company has always valued product quality.
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- 向 toward (indicates direction from the past)
- 来 come/since (indicates coming from the past to present)
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他向来不喜欢说话。
tā xiàng lái bù xǐ huan shuō huà
He has always disliked talking.
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多年来，这个城市发生了很大的变化。
duō nián lái zhè ge chéng shì fā shēng le hěn dà de biàn huà
Over the years, this city has undergone great changes.
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他从国外归来。
tā cóng guó wài guī lái
He returned from abroad.
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打开门，海风扑面而来。
dǎ kāi mén hǎi fēng pū miàn ér lái
Opening the door, the sea breeze blew in my face.
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- 来 to come; represents the arrival or obtaining of something
- 之 classical possessive particle; connects the components
- 不 not; negates the following character
- 易 easy; refers to ease or simplicity
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这个机会来之不易，你一定要把握住。
zhè ge jī huì lái zhī bù yì nǐ yí dìng yào bǎ wò zhù
This opportunity is hard-won, you must seize it.
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这幅画的来历不明。
zhè fú huà de lái lì bù míng
The origin of this painting is unknown.
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从北京到上海的来回票多少钱？
cóng Běi jīng dào Shàng hǎi de lái huí piào duō shao qián
How much is a round-trip ticket from Beijing to Shanghai?
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欢迎各位来宾参加我们的活动。
huān yíng gè wèi lái bīn cān jiā wǒ men de huó dòng
Welcome all guests to our event.
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我们来年再见吧。
wǒ men lái nián zài jiàn ba
Let's meet again next year.
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明天会有重要客人来访。
míng tiān huì yǒu zhòng yào kè rén lái fǎng
Important guests will visit tomorrow.
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- 来 coming; the origin or source
- 龙 dragon; dragon veins (feng shui concept)
- 去 going; the result or outcome
- 脉 veins; the connecting thread or continuity
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他详细地解释了事情的来龙去脉。
tā xiáng xì de jiě shì le shì qing de lái lóng qù mài
He explained the ins and outs of the matter in detail.
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- 礼 Courtesy, propriety, gift
- 尚 Esteem, value, uphold
- 往 Go,往来 means going and coming (reciprocal exchange)
- 来 Come, 往来 means going and coming (reciprocal exchange)
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在中国文化中，礼尚往来是一种重要的社交礼仪。
zài zhōng guó wén huà zhōng lǐ shàng wǎng lái shì yī zhǒng zhòng yào de shè jiāo lǐ yí
In Chinese culture, courtesy demands reciprocity is an important social etiquette.
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这场暴风雨突如其来，让大家措手不及。
zhè chǎng bào fēng yǔ tū rú qí lái ràng dà jiā cuò shǒu bù jí
This storm came suddenly and unexpectedly, catching everyone off guard.
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- 翻 turn over, flip
- 来 indicates movement in one direction
- 覆 overturn, turn back
- 去 indicates movement in the opposite direction
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他昨晚翻来覆去睡不着觉。
tā zuó wǎn fān lái fù qù shuì bu zháo jiào
He tossed and turned all night, unable to fall asleep.
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- 苦 bitterness, suffering, hardship
- 尽 exhaust, finish, come to an end
- 甘 sweetness, pleasant times
- 来 come, arrive
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经过多年的努力，他终于苦尽甘来，实现了自己的梦想。
jīng guò duō nián de nǔ lì tā zhōng yú kǔ jìn gān lái shí xiàn le zì jǐ de mèng xiǎng
After years of hard work, he finally saw his fortunes turn and realized his dreams.
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- 长 long (duration)
- 期 period, term
- 以 by, with (grammatical connector)
- 来 come, since (indicates time up to now)
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长期以来，他一直在研究这个问题。
cháng qī yǐ lái tā yì zhí zài yán jiū zhè ge wèn tí
For a long time, he has been researching this problem.
电 diàn — phone call (short for 电话)
Words with this character (30)
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- 打 to make (light verb indicating action)
- 电 electric / electricity (part of 'telephone')
- 话 speech / conversation (part of 'telephone')
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我现在要打电话给妈妈。
wǒ xiàn zài yào dǎ diàn huà gěi mā ma
I need to call my mom now.
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- 电 electric, electricity (representing the technological medium)
- 影 image, shadow (representing the projected pictures)
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我喜欢看电影。
wǒ xǐ huan kàn diàn yǐng
I like watching movies.
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- 电 electric (part of 'electric shadow', an old term for film)
- 影 shadow/image (combines with 电 to mean 'film/movie')
- 院 building/hall/venue (indicates the physical place)
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我们周末去电影院看电影。
wǒ men zhōu mò qù diàn yǐng yuàn kàn diàn yǐng
We go to the cinema on weekends to watch movies.
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我的电脑坏了。
wǒ de diàn nǎo huài le
My computer is broken.
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晚上我常常看电视。
wǎn shang wǒ cháng cháng kàn diàn shì
I often watch television in the evening.
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他给我打了一个电话。
tā gěi wǒ dǎ le yí ge diàn huà
He called me.
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我喜欢在平板电脑上阅读电子书。
wǒ xǐ huān zài píng bǎn diàn nǎo shàng yuè dú diàn zǐ shū
I like to read e-books on my tablet.
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- 电 electric, electricity (indicates the power source)
- 梯 ladder, stairs (indicates vertical movement device)
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我每天坐电梯上楼。
wǒ měi tiān zuò diàn tī shàng lóu
I take the elevator upstairs every day.
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- 电 electric, electricity (power source)
- 动 powered, motion (indicates propulsion)
- 车 vehicle, car (base noun)
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我每天骑电动车上班。
wǒ měi tiān qí diàn dòng chē shàng bān
I ride an electric vehicle to work every day.
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- 电 electric/electricity (forms 'television' with next character)
- 视 vision/viewing (completes 'television')
- 剧 drama/play/series (specifies the type of television content)
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她最喜欢看韩国电视剧。
tā zuì xǐ huan kàn hán guó diàn shì jù
She likes watching Korean TV series the most.
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我需要给手机充电。
wǒ xū yào gěi shǒu jī chōng diàn
I need to charge my phone.
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这家商店专门出售各种家电。
zhè jiā shāng diàn zhuān mén chū shòu gè zhǒng jiā diàn
This store specializes in selling various household appliances.
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我买了一辆电动汽车。
wǒ mǎi le yī liàng diàn dòng qì chē
I bought an electric car.
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现在很多人都喜欢在电商平台购物。
xiàn zài hěn duō rén dōu xǐ huan zài diàn shāng píng tái gòu wù
Nowadays many people like to shop on e-commerce platforms.
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这家商店出售各种电器。
zhè jiā shāng diàn chū shòu gè zhǒng diàn qì
This store sells various electrical appliances.
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这本书有电子版吗？
zhè běn shū yǒu diàn zǐ bǎn ma
Does this book have an electronic version?
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我的手机电池没电了。
wǒ de shǒu jī diàn chí méi diàn le
My phone battery is dead.
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我在电视台工作。
wǒ zài diàn shì tái gōng zuò
I work at a television station.
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太阳能板可以发电。
tài yáng néng bǎn kě yǐ fā diàn
Solar panels can generate electricity.
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这个城市的电力供应很稳定。
zhè ge chéng shì de diàn lì gōng yìng hěn wěn dìng
This city's electric power supply is very stable.
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请检查电脑的电源是否连接好。
qǐng jiǎn chá diàn nǎo de diàn yuán shì fǒu lián jiē hǎo
Please check if the computer's power supply is connected properly.
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我用电饭锅做饭很方便。
wǒ yòng diàn fàn guō zuò fàn hěn fāng biàn
Using a rice cooker to prepare meals is very convenient.
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闪电照亮了整个夜空。
shǎn diàn zhào liàng le zhěng gè yè kōng
Lightning illuminated the entire night sky.
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这座核电站为整个城市提供电力。
zhè zuò hé diàn zhàn wèi zhěng gè chéng shì tí gōng diàn lì
This nuclear power plant provides electricity to the entire city.
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我在电信公司工作。
wǒ zài diàn xìn gōng sī gōng zuò
I work at a telecommunications company.
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- 电 electric/radio (provides the electronic broadcasting aspect)
- 台 station/platform (provides the concept of a broadcasting station)
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我每天早上都听这个电台。
wǒ měi tiān zǎo shang dōu tīng zhè ge diàn tái
I listen to this radio station every morning.
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请不要触碰裸露的电线。
qǐng bù yào chù pèng luǒ lù de diàn xiàn
Please don't touch the exposed wires.
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这个城市的电网很稳定。
zhè ge chéng shì de diàn wǎng hěn wěn dìng
This city's power grid is very stable.
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- 电 electric/electrical (component indicating electronic transmission)
- 讯 communication/message (component indicating information transmission)
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他在电讯行业工作了十年。
tā zài diàn xùn háng yè gōng zuò le shí nián
He has worked in the telecommunications industry for ten years.
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婚礼上收到许多亲友的贺电。
hūn lǐ shàng shōu dào xǔ duō qīn yǒu de hè diàn
At the wedding, we received many congratulatory telegrams from relatives and friends.
Structure & writing
来 is a component in 1 characters
consists of
未 is a component in 6 characters
丷 is a component in 24 characters
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Stroke order
电 is a component in 1 characters
电 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.
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