没电

沒電

méidiàn

verb

Meanings

1 to be out of battery; to be dead (of a battery or device)
2 to have no electricity

Characters

Examples

HSK 1

我的手机没电了。

Wǒ de shǒujī méidiàn le.

My phone is dead.

HSK 7-9

昨晚整栋楼都没电，我们只好点蜡烛。

Zuówǎn zhěng dòng lóu dōu méidiàn, wǒmen zhǐhǎo diǎn làzhú.

Last night the whole building had no power, so we had to light candles.

Tips

usage

With 了 it says the power has run out: 手机没电了 "my phone's dead". Said of a building or an area, 没电 only states that there is no power; a cut in the supply is 停电.

Stroke Order

没 méi

电 diàn