diàn qì
electric appliance; electrical equipment
我家里的电器坏了。
wǒ jiā lǐ de diàn qì huài le.
The electrical appliances in my house are broken.
我需要买一个新的电器。
wǒ xū yào mǎi yī ge xīn de diàn qì.
I need to buy a new electrical appliance.
电器使用不当会引起火灾。
diàn qì shǐ yòng bù dàng huì yǐn qǐ huǒ zāi.
Improper use of electrical appliances can cause fires.
电器用品 (diàn qì yòng pǐn)
electrical appliances
电器设备 (diàn qì shè bèi)
electrical equipment
非电器 (fēi diàn qì)
non-electrical
手动 (shǒu dòng)
manual
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The Chinese word 电器 (diànqì) for "electrical appliance" is composed of two characters: 电 (diàn) and 器 (qì). The character 电 means "electricity" and is derived from the Chinese character 闪电 (shǎndiàn), which means "lightning". The character 器 means "apparatus" or "tool" and is used in many other Chinese words related to tools and equipment. Together, the two characters 电器 form the word for "electrical appliance", referring to a device that uses electricity to function.
