水电局 (shuǐ diàn jú) — water and electricity bureau; utility department

Definition

Refers to the local government office or company that handles residential water and electricity — where you go to pay utility bills or open service for a new home. The shorter, everyday term is 水电公司.

noun

water and electricity bureauutility department

Measure word · 个

Examples

水电局。
Wǒ míng tiān yào qù shuǐ diàn jú jiāo shuǐ fèi hé diàn fèi.
I need to go to the water and electricity bureau tomorrow to pay the water and electricity bills.
水电局，。
shuǐ diàn jú De diàn huà yì zhí dǎ bù tōng, kě néng shì xiàn lù gù zhàng.
The utility department's phone has been unreachable; there might be a line fault.
水电局。
Xīn fáng zi kāi tōng shuǐ diàn xū yào qù shuǐ diàn jú bàn lǐ shǒu xù.
To set up water and electricity for a new house, you need to go to the utility bureau to handle the procedures.

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