bình điện
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Definition
- Noun:
- Battery: A device that stores chemical energy and converts it into electrical energy, used to power portable electronic devices, vehicles, or as a backup power source. This is the most common meaning.
- Accumulator / Rechargeable Battery: Specifically refers to a secondary cell or storage battery that can be recharged by passing an electric current through it, restoring its chemical energy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Xe máy hết bình điện nên không nổ máy được. (The motorbike's battery is dead, so it won't start.)
- Hãy sạc đầy bình điện cho điện thoại trước khi đi. (Please fully charge the phone's battery before leaving.)
- Cửa hàng đó chuyên thay bình điện ô tô. (That shop specializes in replacing car batteries.)
Advanced Usage
"bình điện khô": dry cell battery.
- Đồng hồ này dùng bình điện khô loại nhỏ. (This watch uses a small dry cell battery.)
"bình điện ắc quy": lead-acid battery (commonly used for cars and motorbikes).
- Anh ấy kiểm tra nước trong bình điện ắc quy. (He checks the water level in the lead-acid battery.)
Variants and Related Words
Ắc quy (n): A common synonym for a rechargeable battery, especially a lead-acid type.
- Ắc quy xe hơi cần được bảo dưỡng định kỳ. (A car battery needs periodic maintenance.)
Pin (n): Often used for smaller, non-rechargeable (dry cell) batteries, but can overlap in usage with "bình điện" for smaller devices.
- Remote TV hết pin rồi. (The TV remote is out of batteries.)
Synonyms
- Battery: The general term for an electrochemical cell providing power.
- Accumulator: A technical term for a rechargeable battery.
- Storage cell: Another technical term for a rechargeable battery.
Related Idioms
- Hết bình điện: Literally "out of battery"; used to describe a device with no power, or colloquially, a person who is exhausted.
- Tôi cảm thấy như người hết bình điện vậy. (I feel like a person who has run out of battery [completely exhausted].)
noun
- Battery, small-size dynamo