漏电 (lòu diàn) — (of electricity) to leak, electrical leakage

Definition

Used when electricity escapes from a wire or appliance due to damaged insulation or a fault — a safety hazard, not a normal current flow. As a noun, the leak itself is often called 漏电 too.

verb

(of electricity) to leakelectrical leakage

Examples

漏电，。
Zhè tái jiù bīng xiāng lòu diàn le, hěn wēi xiǎn.
This old refrigerator is leaking electricity — it's very dangerous.
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Wǒ jiā zuó tiān lòu le yí cì diàn, zhǎo diàn gōng lái xiū le.
My house had an electrical leak yesterday, so I called an electrician to fix it.
，漏电。
Zhè ge chā zuò zhì liàng bù hǎo, róng yì lòu diàn.
This socket is of poor quality and easily leaks electricity.

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