來電

來電 (countable)

1. incoming call (Classifier: 通)
2. incoming telegram (Classifier: 封)

來⫽電 (verb-object)

1. to telephone; to call
2. to send a telegram here
3. to restore power supply (after a blackout); to come back (of electricity after an outage)

   • 高雄入夜後仍有多個行政區遲遲沒來電，連手機訊號也受影響，苦不堪言。 [MSC, trad.]
     高雄入夜后仍有多个行政区迟迟没来电，连手机讯号也受影响，苦不堪言。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2022 March 3, 《303大停電民怨炸鍋 蔡英文總統明視察興達電廠》, on 聯合新聞網, archived on Internet Archive on 3/3/2022

     Gāoxióng rùyè hòu réng yǒu duō ge xíngzhèngqū chíchí méi láidiàn, lián shǒujī xùnhào yě shòu yǐngxiǎng, kǔbùkānyán. [Pinyin]

     After nightfall in Kaohsiung, power supply is yet to be restored in many administrative districts. Even the mobile phone signal is affected, which is miserable.

4. (colloquial) to have instant chemistry with someone; to be attracted to someone

   他們倆不來電。／他们俩不来电。  ―  Tāmen liǎ bù láidiàn.  ―  They are not attracted by each other.