English–Chinese
“lose power” in Chinese
How to say “lose power” in Chinese
“Lose power” in Chinese is 停电 (tíng diàn).
The electrical supply is cut off temporarily, leaving a place without its normal lights and working equipment.
Example sentences with 停电
为了检修，工厂明天计划停电，请提前保存工作。wèi le jiǎn xiū gōng chǎng míng tiān jì huà tíng diàn qǐng tí qián bǎo cún gōng zuò
For maintenance, the factory plans to shut off the power tomorrow, so please save your work in advance.
Tips for using 停电
- For a restoration update, 恢复供电 (huīfù gōngdiàn, "restore power supply") names the return of electricity and is useful in practical conversations about an outage.
Other Chinese words for “lose power”
今晚可能会断电，请备好手电筒。jīn wǎn kě néng huì duàn diàn qǐng bèi hǎo shǒu diàn tǒng
The power may go out tonight, so please have a flashlight ready.