Definition
放电 is a separable verb (离合词). Its literal meaning is 'to discharge electricity', used for batteries, electrical equipment, or static electricity. In informal contexts, it also describes a person giving off romantic or flirtatious signals (like 'sparks flying'). When separated, elements like measure words or durations go between 放 and 电, e.g., 放了一次电 ('discharged once'; also 'flirted once').
v.o.
to discharge electricity (battery, static, etc.)(colloquial) to give off flirtatious chemistryto flirt
Examples
- ，放电。Diànchí kuài méi diàn le, xūyào fàng diàn.The battery is almost dead and needs to be discharged.
- ，放电。Tāmen liǎng gè rén zài yìqǐ de shíhou, jiǎnzhí zài hùxiāng fàng diàn.When those two are together, they are basically giving off sparks to each other.
- ，。Tā zài jùhuì shàng fàng le hǎo jǐ cì diàn, kěxī duìfāng méi zhùyì.He flirted several times at the party, but the other person didn't notice.
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