"Electricity" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 diàn lì electrical power / electricity
 diàn qì electricity / electric / electrical
 diàn lightning / electricity / electric (bound form) / to get (or give) an electric shock / phone call or telegram etc / to send via telephone or telegram etc
 lái diàn incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in / to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / to come back (of electricity, after an outage)
 gōng diàn to supply electricity
 fā diàn to generate electricity / to send a telegram
 shuǐ diàn hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity
 diàn wǎng electricity grid / power grid / electrified wire netting
 jìng diàn static electricity
 fā diàn jī electricity generator / dynamo
 diàn zhàn a power station / an electricity generating plant
 jié diàn to save electricity / power saving
 diàn jià price of electricity
 shěng diàn to save electricity
 chuán dǎo to conduct (heat, electricity etc)
 dǎo diàn to conduct electricity
 tōng diàn to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram
 lòu diàn to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4]
 dǎo tǐ conductor (of electricity or heat)
 shū diàn electricity transmission / to transmit electricity
 diàn huāng shortage of electricity
 Fǎ lā dì Faraday (name) / Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity
 diàn xíng to torture sb using electricity / electrocution (capital punishment)
 fǎn yòng huàn liú qì inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa
 Guó jiā Diàn lì Jiān guǎn Wěi yuán huì State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC)
 duō gōng néng biǎo multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)
 yǒu diàn electric (apparatus) / electrified / having electricity supply (of a house)
 diàn dǎo tǐ conductor of electricity
  Group of Experts on the Relationship between Electricity and the Environment
  Office of Electricity and Power
  Electricity Transmission Company
 yī lā kè běi bù diàn lì wǎng huī fù fāng àn Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme for Northern Iraq
-南  Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project / СASA-1000
  Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles
  Database and Methodologies for Comparative Assessment of Different Energy Sources of Electricity generation
  Group of Experts on the Rational Use of Electricity and Electricity Distribution Outside the Major Urban Areas
  Joint Meeting of Experts on the Relationship between Electricity and the Environment
  Electricity Interconnection System for the Countries of Central America
 kē suǒ wò diàn lì gōng sī Kosovo Electricity Company
  Liberia Electricity Corporation
  International Federation of Industrial Producers of Electricity for Own Consumption
  Regional Group for Electricity Exchange
  Senior Expert Symposium on Electricity and the Environment
 diàn tǎ electricity pylon / transmission tower
 fēi dǎo tǐ nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc)
 quē diàn electricity shortage
 hào diàn to consume electricity / power consumption
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