来电

• Pinyin: lái diàn
• Desglose de hanzi: 来 = come; 电 = 雨 (rain) + 电 — electricity/lightning

Significado

Llamada entrante; volver la luz; (coloquial) tener química.

Has three common uses: (1) an incoming phone call, (2) the restoration of power after an outage, (3) colloquially, feeling a romantic spark or chemistry with someone. Context determines meaning.

Ejemplos

1. 手机显示有三个未接来电。
2. 停电两个小时后终于来电了。
3. 他们第一次见面就很来电。

Guía de uso

Contexto: phone, electricity, romance

Tono: varied

Correcto

• 你有一个来电。(You have an incoming call.)
• 我们俩挺来电的。(We two really click/have chemistry.)

Incorrecto

• 在正式场合用来电表示浪漫感觉。(The romantic 'chemistry' usage of 来电 is colloquial — avoid in formal contexts)

Origen e historia

Compound of 来 (come) + 电 (electricity/phone). Original meaning was 'electricity arrives,' extended to phone calls and romantic chemistry.

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal