发电
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY

发电

fādiàn

to generate electricity

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DEFINITIONS & USAGE

Meaning and common use

01

to generate electricity

02

to send a telegram

ABOUT THIS ENTRY

Where this entry comes from

The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

COMMON QUESTIONS

About 发电

What does 发电 mean in Chinese?

发电 (fādiàn) means to generate electricity.

How do you pronounce 发电?

发电 is pronounced fādiàn.

Is 发电 an HSK word?

发电 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.

What part of speech is 发电?

发电 is used as a 动词 (verb) in Chinese.

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