来电 (lái diàn) — (noun) incoming call, message, or telegram; (verb, of electricity) to come back on after an outage; (verb, figurative) to have instant chemistry or attraction (usually romantic)
Definition
来电 most literally means an 'incoming call' (来电显示 = caller ID), and by extension a 'message' reaching you — opposite direction from 留言, which is a message you LEAVE. Figuratively, 来电 also means 'instant chemistry' between people.
noun
incoming callmessageor telegram
verb
(verb, of electricity) to come back on after an outage(verb, figurative) to have instant chemistry or attraction (usually romantic)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 来电，。Gāng cái yǒu yí gè nǐ de lái diàn, wǒ méi jiē.There was an incoming call for you just now, and I didn't answer.
- 来电，。Tíng diàn sān xiǎo shí hòu zhōng yú lái diàn le, dà jiā dōu sōng le yì kǒu qì.After three hours of power outage, the electricity finally came back, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
- 来电，。Tā men dì yī cì jiàn miàn jiù lái diàn le, xiàn zài chéng le hǎo péng you.They had instant chemistry when they first met, and now they've become good friends.
Browse more HSK 7-9 words or search the full 43,000-word dictionary.