发电

fā diàn

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Verb Uncommon

Definitions

1. to generate electricity
2. to send a telegram

Word relationships

Register variants

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• 发报 fā bào 发报 fā bào to send a message to send a telegram (more technical/dated): to send a message

Related words

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• 电力 diàn lì 电力 diàn lì electrical power electricity as a concept or resource: electrical power

Usage notes

Collocations

发电 typically takes an object that is the source of energy, e.g., 用煤发电 (use coal to generate electricity).

Common mistakes

Don't confuse 发电 (fādiàn, generate electricity) with 充电 (chōngdiàn, charge a battery). The object of 充电 is the battery/device, not the energy source.

Example Sentences

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这个电站用太阳能 发电 。

This power station uses solar energy to generate electricity.

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Words Containing 发电

• 发电机 发电机 fā diàn jī: electricity generator
• 原子能发电站 原子能发电站 yuán zǐ néng fā diàn zhàn: atomic power station
• 地热发电厂 地热发电厂 dì rè fā diàn chǎng: geothermal electric power station
• 核发电 核发电 hé fā diàn: nuclear power generation
• 核发电厂 核发电厂 hé fā diàn chǎng: nuclear power plant
• 水力发电 水力发电 shuǐ lì fā diàn: hydroelectricity
• 水力发电站 水力发电站 shuǐ lì fā diàn zhàn: hydroelectric power plant
• 汽轮发电机 汽轮发电机 qì lún fā diàn jī: steam turbine electric generator
• 海洋温差发电 海洋温差发电 hǎi yáng wēn chā fā diàn: ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC)
• 火力发电 火力发电 huǒ lì fā diàn: thermal power generation
• 火力发电厂 火力发电厂 huǒ lì fā diàn chǎng: fired power plant (i.e. fired by coal, oil or gas)
• 发电厂 发电厂 fā diàn chǎng: power plant
• 发电站 发电站 fā diàn zhàn: power station
• 发电量 发电量 fā diàn liàng: (power station, solar panel etc) output or capacity
• 自发电位 自发电位 zì fā diàn wèi: electroencephalogram (EEG)
• 风力发电厂 风力发电厂 fēng lì fā diàn chǎng: wind farm

Child Words of 发电

• 发 发 fā: to send out
• 电 电 diàn: lightning
• 发 发 fà: hair