粵

充cung1電din6

simp充电
cung1 din6chōng diàn

English

  1. to recharge (a battery)
  2. (fig.) to recharge one's batteries (through leisure)
  3. to update one's skills and knowledge
  4. to charge a battery
  5. to recharge sby's batteries; to take a rest after a busy period; to restore one's energy; to be revitalised

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將能量儲存到電池入面,增加正極同負極嘅電勢差
  2. 比喻去旅遊或休假,去回復精力

Examples

  • 我得给它充电。

    I need to charge it.

    Tatoeba · cxpadonis CC BY

  • 我需要給手機充電。

    I need to charge my cell phone.

    Tatoeba · xjjAstrus CC BY

  • 我的手机充电器坏了。

    My phone charger is broken.

    Tatoeba · yuiyu CC BY

  • 我的手机充电器掉了。

    My smartphone charger fell.

    Tatoeba · yuiyu CC BY

  • 我找不著我的充電器。

    I can't find my charger.

    Tatoeba · DaoSeng CC BY

  • 我把充电器的型号记下了。

    I've memorized the model number of the charger.

    Tatoeba · sysko CC BY

  • 忙完一輪之後,佢去咗泰國充電。

    After a long period of hard work, he went to Thailand for a holiday.

  • 手機啲電用到好似倒水咁,又要再充過電。

    The battery of the mobile ran out so fast like how water is poured. It needs recharging again. ----

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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