电表 (diàn biǎo) — electric meter (for measuring power consumption); electrical measuring instrument (such as ammeter, voltmeter, etc.)

Definition

Examples

• 我家的电表这个月走了三百度电。
  Wǒ jiā de diàn biǎo zhè ge yuè zǒu le sān bǎi dù diàn.
  My home's electric meter recorded 300 kilowatt-hours this month.
• 电工用电表检查电路是否正常。
  Diàn gōng yòng diàn biǎo jiǎn chá diàn lù shì fǒu zhèng cháng.
  The electrician uses a meter to check if the circuit is normal.
• 新装的电表比旧的更精确。
  Xīn zhuāng de diàn biǎo bǐ jiù de gèng jīng què.
  The newly installed meter is more accurate than the old one.