Writing
充电 (chōng diàn) — how to say "to charge" in Chinese
充电
To charge
verb
Character composition
充
to fill
电
electricity
Radicals / Keys
田
Field
#102 · tián · 5 strokes
儿
Son, legs
#10 · ér · 2 strokes
Collocations
充电五分钟
chōngdiàn wǔ fēnzhōng
charge for five minutes
给手机充电
gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn
charge the phone
Examples
我每天晚上给手机充电。
I charge my phone every evening.
手机充电。
The phone is charging.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say charge in Chinese?
"to charge" in Chinese is 充电 (chōng diàn).
充电 meaning in English
充电 (chōng diàn) means "To charge".
How is 充电 pronounced?
It is pronounced chōng diàn (written as chong dian, chongdian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "to charge" in Chinese characters?
It is written 充电: 充 has 6 strokes, 电 has 5 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 充电?
充电 is on the HSK 3.0 level 5 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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