电子 (diàn zǐ) — (n.) electron (the subatomic particle); (n., attributive) electronic (as in 电子设备, 电子邮件)
Definition
Two related senses: as a noun it means the subatomic 'electron'; as an attributive (电子设备, 电子邮件) it means 'electronic'. Context disambiguates — physics texts take the particle sense.
noun
(n.) electron (the subatomic particle)(n., attributive) electronic (as in 电子设备, 电子邮件)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 电子。Wǒ men de chǎn pǐn shǐ yòng zuì xīn de diàn zǐ jì shù.Our product uses the latest electronic technology.
- 电子。Wù lǐ kè shàng lǎo shī jiě shì le diàn zǐ de yùn dòng.In physics class, the teacher explained the movement of electrons.
- 电子。Xiàn zài hěn duō rén yòng diàn zǐ yóu jiàn lái gōu tōng.Many people now use email to communicate.
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