断电 (duàn diàn) — to lose power, to have a power outage; to cut off the electricity
Definition
断电 (duàn diàn) is a separable verb meaning the electricity stops or is shut off — either an unplanned outage or an intentional cut. Split it as 断了电 / 断了一个小时的电 in past and持续 contexts.
verb
to lose powerto have a power outageto cut off the electricity
Examples
- 断电。Zuó tiān xià wǔ wǒ men xiǎo qū tū rán duàn diàn le.Yesterday afternoon our neighborhood suddenly lost power.
- ，？Yǐ jīng duàn le yí gè xiǎo shí de diàn le, shén me shí hou néng huī fù?The power has been out for an hour — when will it come back?
- 断电。Wéi xiū diàn lù shí xū yào xiān duàn diàn.When repairing the circuit, you need to cut the power first.
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