---
title: "Laidian Meaning: 来电 (láidiàn) Means “incoming call”"
description: "来电 (traditional 來電, láidiàn) means “incoming call”. Hear its tones, see what 来 and 电 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/laidian"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 来电 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

来电 láidiàn

## incoming call

## It can also mean

- power is back on
- (coll.) to feel attraction; to click

## Its characters

1. 来 lái next
2. 电 diàn electricity

## In a sentence

手机上有三个未接来电。 There are three missed calls on the phone.

[More about 来电](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%9D%A5%E7%94%B5)

## More words with 来 or 电

- [本来 běnlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benlai)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [充电 chōngdiàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongdian)
- [出来 chūlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chulai)
- [从来 cónglái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/conglai)
- [打电话 dǎdiànhuà](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadianhua)
- [到来 dàolái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daolai)
- [电池 diànchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dianchi)
- [电动 diàndòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandong)
- [电动车 diàndòngchē](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diandongche)

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