千伏 (qiān fú) — kilovolt
Definition
A unit of voltage: 1,000 volts (千 = thousand). Always read together with a number, as in 220千伏.
classifier
kilovolt
Examples
- 220千伏。Zhè tiáo gāo yā xiàn shì 220 qiān fú de.This high-voltage line is 220 kilovolts.
- 110千伏220千伏。Biàn diàn zhàn de diàn yā cóng 110 qiān fú shēng dào le 220 qiān fú.The voltage at the substation was stepped up from 110 kilovolts to 220 kilovolts.
- 10千伏。Zhè ge biàn yā qì néng chéng shòu 10 qiān fú de diàn yā.This transformer can withstand a voltage of 10 kilovolts.
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