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Battery in Chinese

battery · HSK 5

电池 diàn chí

  1. 电 diàn electricity
  2. 池 chí pool

Counted with 节: 一节电池 yì jié diànchí

我的手机电池快没电了。 My phone battery is almost dead.

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How do you say battery in Chinese?

Battery in Chinese is 电池 (diàn chí).

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