How to Say ‘My phone just ran out of battery.’ in Simplified Chinese
我手机刚好没电了。
wǒ shǒu jī gāng hǎo méi diàn le
[waw show jee gahng how may dyen luh]
💬 Usage Tip: [没电了] is the standard way to say a device has run out of battery, with [了] marking the changed situation. [刚好] means "just happened to," often when explaining an inconvenient situation.
Phrase Breakdown
我手机
wǒ shǒu jī
my phone
Short for “我的手机”; the subject is understood from context.
我手机坏了。
My phone is broken.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I / me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我手机刚好没电了，所以很抱歉。
My phone just happened to run out of battery, so I’m sorry.
手机
shǒu jī
[show jee]
mobile phone
A smartphone, often needed for QR code payment.
我手机刚好没电了，今天不能扫码。
My phone just ran out of battery, so I can’t scan to pay today.
刚好没电了
gāng hǎo méi diàn le
just happened to run out of battery
Means the phone battery became empty at that moment; 刚好 adds the idea of “just/at the exact time.”
手机刚好没电了。
The phone just happened to run out of battery.
Words in this phrase
刚好
gāng hǎo
[gahng how]
just happened to / exactly
Shows an unfortunate coincidence in this sentence.
我手机刚好没电了，不是故意的。
My phone just happened to die; it wasn’t on purpose.
没
méi
[may]
not have / did not
A negative word showing the phone no longer has battery power.
我手机刚好没电了，现在没法付款。
My phone just ran out of battery, and now I can’t pay.
电
diàn
[dyen]
electricity / battery power
Here it refers to charge left in a phone battery.
我手机刚好没电了，只能给现金。
My phone just ran out of battery, so I can only give cash.
了
le
[luh]
completed action / change of state particle
Marks that the phone has now entered the state of having no battery.
我手机刚好没电了，真不好意思。
My phone just ran out of battery; I’m really sorry.
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