"Electricity" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 电力 | diàn lì | electrical power / electricity |  |
| 电气 | diàn qì | electricity / electric / electrical | |
| 电 |  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 |  |
| 来电 | lái diàn | incoming telephone call (or telegram) / to phone in / to send in a telegram / to have an instant attraction to sb / (of electricity, after an outage) to come back | |
| 供电 | gōng diàn | to supply electricity | |
| 发电 | fā diàn | to generate electricity / to send a telegram | |
| 水电 | shuǐ diàn | hydroelectric power / plumbing and electricity | |
| 电网 | diàn wǎng | electricity grid / power grid / electrified wire netting | |
| 静电 | jìng diàn | static electricity | |
| 发电机 | fā diàn jī | electricity generator / dynamo | |
| 电站 | diàn zhàn | a power station / an electricity generating plant | |
| 节电 | jié diàn | to save electricity / power saving | |
| 电价 | diàn jià | price of electricity | |
| 省电 | shěng diàn | to save electricity | |
| 传导 | chuán dǎo | to conduct (heat, electricity etc) | |
| 导电 | dǎo diàn | to conduct electricity | |
| 通电 | tōng diàn | to set up an electric circuit / to electrify / to switch on / to be connected to an electricity grid / open telegram | |
| 漏电 | lòu diàn | to leak electricity / (fig.) (coll.) to unintentionally arouse romantic interest (by being solicitous etc) / cf. 放電|放电[fang4 dian4] | |
| 导体 | dǎo tǐ | conductor (of electricity or heat) | |
| 输电 | shū diàn | electricity transmission / to transmit electricity | |
| 电荒 | diàn huāng | shortage of electricity | |
| 法拉第 | Fǎ lā dì | Faraday (name) / Michael Faraday (1791-1867), British experimental physicist prominent in the development of electricity | |
| 电刑 | diàn xíng | to torture sb using electricity / electrocution (capital punishment) | |
| 反用换流器 | fǎn yòng huàn liú qì | inverter, device that converts AC electricity to DC and vice versa | |
| 国家电力监管委员会 | Guó jiā Diàn lì Jiān guǎn Wěi yuán huì | State Electricity Regulatory Commission (PRC) | |
| 多功能表 | duō gōng néng biǎo | multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply) | |
| 有电 | yǒu diàn | electric (apparatus) / electrified / having electricity supply (of a house) | |
| 电导体 | diàn dǎo tǐ | conductor of electricity | |
| 电力与环境关系问题专家组 | Group of Experts on the Relationship between Electricity and the Environment | | |
| 电力处 | Office of Electricity and Power | | |
| 电力传输公司 | Electricity Transmission Company | | |
| 伊拉克北部电力网恢复方案 | yī lā kè běi bù diàn lì wǎng huī fù fāng àn | Electricity Network Rehabilitation Programme for Northern Iraq | |
| 中亚-南亚电力输送和贸易项目 | Central Asia South Asia Electricity Transmission and Trade Project / СASA-1000 | | |
| 能源平衡和电力概况 | Energy Balances and Electricity Profiles | | |
| 比较评估不同发电能源的数据库和方法 | Database and Methodologies for Comparative Assessment of Different Energy Sources of Electricity generation | | |
| 合理用电和主要城区外电力分配专家组 | Group of Experts on the Rational Use of Electricity and Electricity Distribution Outside the Major Urban Areas | | |
| 电力与环境关系问题专家联合会议 | Joint Meeting of Experts on the Relationship between Electricity and the Environment | | |
| 中美洲国家电力联网系统 | Electricity Interconnection System for the Countries of Central America | | |
| 科索沃电力公司 | kē suǒ wò diàn lì gōng sī | Kosovo Electricity Company | |
| 利比里亚电力公司 | Liberia Electricity Corporation | | |
| 国际自用工业发电业联合会 | International Federation of Industrial Producers of Electricity for Own Consumption | | |
| 区域电力连网小组 | Regional Group for Electricity Exchange | | |
| 电力与环境问题高级专家专题讨论会 | Senior Expert Symposium on Electricity and the Environment | | |
| 电塔 | diàn tǎ | electricity pylon / transmission tower | |
| 非导体 | fēi dǎo tǐ | nonconductor (of electricity, heat etc) | |
| 耗电 | hào diàn | to consume electricity / power consumption | |
| 电老虎 | diàn lǎo hǔ | electricity hog / electricity guzzler | |
