How to say “generate electricity” in Chinese
generate electricity
“Generate electricity” in Chinese is 发电, fā diàn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
发电 is read fā diàn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Its second reading is fà, “hair”: in 头发 it sounds with the neutral tone, fa.
Originally a picture of lightning.
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 “发电”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 发电. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里主要靠烧煤发电zhèlǐzhǔyàokàoshāoméifādiànHere electricity is generated mainly by burning coal.
- 这里靠太阳能发电zhèlǐkàotàiyángnéngfādiànHere electricity comes from solar power.
- 烧煤发电会排放大量二氧化碳。shāoméifādiànhuìpáifàngdàliàngèryǎnghuàtànGenerating electricity by burning coal emits a lot of carbon dioxide.
More words from the lesson “Where electricity comes from”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “generate electricity” in Chinese?
“Generate electricity” in Chinese is 发电, pinyin fādiàn.
What does 发电 mean?
发电 (fādiàn) means “generate electricity”.
How do you write 发电?
发电 is 2 characters: 发 (fā) — send, emit; 电 (diàn) — electricity. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 发电?
发电 is read fādiàn. Tones: fā — first tone, diàn — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“generate electricity” 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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