How to say “electric power” in Chinese

电力

diànlì

electric power

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Energy, ecology, disasters”

“Electric power” in Chinese is 电力, diàn lì: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

电力 is read diàn lì: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

diàn — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

lì — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

电

diàn — electricity

Originally a picture of lightning.

力

lì — strength

It appears in many signs: 动, 男, 助.

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “电力”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 电力. Tap the sound icon to listen.

这座城市的电力供应很紧张。zhèzuòchéngshìdediànlìgōngyìnghěnjǐnzhāngPower supply in this city is very tight.
夏天用电多电力常常不足xiàtiānyòngdiànduō,diànlìchángchángbùzúIn summer people use a lot of electricity, and there's often not enough power.
西部的电力被输送到东部城市xībùdediànlìbèishūsòngdàodōngbùchéngshìPower from the west is transmitted to cities in the east.
这台机器能把太阳能转换成电力zhètáijīqìnéngbǎtàiyángnéngzhuǎnhuànchéngdiànlìThis machine can convert solar energy into electricity.

More words from the lesson “Where electricity comes from”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “electric power” in Chinese?

“Electric power” in Chinese is 电力, pinyin diànlì.

What does 电力 mean?

电力 (diànlì) means “electric power”.

How do you write 电力?

电力 is 2 characters: 电 (diàn) — electricity; 力 (lì) — strength. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 电力?

电力 is read diànlì. Tones: diàn — fourth tone, lì — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“electric power” in the lesson “Where electricity comes from”

This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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