发
电

To generate electricity in Chinese: 发电 (fā diàn)

fā diàn

to generate electricity

HSK 3.0 Level 6Traditional: 發電1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to generate electricity
  2. 2to send a telegram

Stroke order

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发
电

Zhuyin

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ㄈㄚ

fā

ㄈ/ fㄚ/ a—/ first tone

ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

发电

Simplified

發電

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 工厂用煤发电，会污染空气。

    gōng chǎng yòng méi fā diàn， huì wū rǎn kōng qì。

    Factories generate electricity with coal, which pollutes the air.

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Related words

发

fā

to send out

电

diàn

lightning

电脑

diàn nǎo

computer

电视

diàn shì

television

电影

diàn yǐng

movie

电梯

diàn tī

elevator

电子

diàn zǐ

electronic

发烧

fā shāo

to have a high temperature (from illness)

发现

fā xiàn

to notice

头发

tóu fa

hair (on the head)

出发

chū fā

to set off

发生

fā shēng

to happen

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