HSK · Level 70
75 words
Chinese word
核电站
Pronunciation
Pinyinhé diàn zhàn
Meaning
- nounnuclear power plant
Example
我们村附近有一座核电站。wǒ men cūn fù jìn yǒu yí zuò hé diàn zhàn
There is a nuclear power plant near our village.
More examples
核电站的安全检测非常严格，必须按标准执行。hé diàn zhàn de ān quán jiǎn cè fēi cháng yán gé bì xū àn biāo zhǔn zhí xíng
Safety inspections at nuclear power plants are very strict and must be carried out according to standards.
Core concept
A large facility that turns heat from nuclear reactions into electrical power.
Common phrases
投产核电站tóu chǎn hé diàn zhàn
put a nuclear power plant into operation
检修核电站jiǎn xiū hé diàn zhàn
inspect and repair a nuclear power plant
管理核电站guán lǐ hé diàn zhàn
manage a nuclear power plant
Similar words
核电厂hé diàn chǎng: A facility or site that uses nuclear energy to generate electricity.
核能hé néng: Energy from atomic nuclei, used for purposes such as generating electricity.
发电站fā diàn zhàn: A facility with equipment for producing and sending electricity.
核反应堆hé fǎn yìng duī: A device that controls nuclear fission to produce heat.
Definition in Chinese
利用核反应产生热能，并通过蒸汽驱动发电机将热能转化为电能的大型发电站。lì yòng hé fǎn yìng chǎn shēng rè néng bìng tōng guò zhēng qì qū dòng fā diàn jī jiāng rè néng zhuǎn huà wèi diàn néng de dà xíng fā diàn zhàn
Word origin
核电站 (hédiànzhàn, "nuclear power plant") combines 核 (hé, "nucleus") + 电 (diàn, "electricity") + 站 (zhàn, "station") to name a station built for producing electricity from nuclear energy.
Usage tips
- In English, plant also means an industrial facility, so it does not suggest a place where crops grow in this expression.
Opposites
- 可再生能源kě zài shēng néng yuánrenewable energynoun
- 火力发电站huǒ lì fā diàn zhànthermal power plantnoun
Related words
- 核能hé néngnuclear energynoun
- 核电hé diànnuclear power generationnoun