电力 (diàn lì) — electrical power; electricity
Definition
电力 refers to electrical power as a supply or industry (the city's 电力 comes from hydropower), not the everyday 'electricity' you switch on — 电 alone is the everyday word for that. Use 电源 for the specific power source of a device.
noun
electrical powerelectricity
Examples
- 电力。Zhè ge chéng shì de zhǔ yào diàn lì lái zì shuǐ lì fā diàn.The city's main electricity comes from hydropower.
- 电力，。diàn lì Bù zú de shí hou, gōng chǎng zhǐ néng tíng gōng.When electricity is insufficient, factories have to stop work.
- 电力。Zhèng fǔ jì huà tóu zī xīn de diàn lì xiàng mù.The government plans to invest in new electricity projects.
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