Chinese Conversation · Level 14
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Chinese word
水电
Pronunciation
Pinyinshuǐ diàn
Meaning
- nounwater and electricity
Example
我们要交水电费。wǒ men yào jiāo shuǐ diàn fèi
We need to pay the water and electricity bill.
More examples
物业今天来抄水电表。wù yè jīn tiān lái chāo shuǐ diàn biǎo
The property manager came to read the water and electricity meter today.
Core concept
It brings together the water and power needed in daily life, or, in power-engineering contexts, the use of water to generate electricity.
Common phrases
付水电费fù shuǐ diàn fèi
pay the water and electricity bill
抄水电表chāo shuǐ diàn biǎo
read the water and electricity meter
Similar words
水电费shuǐ diàn fèi: A single bill covering household water and electricity use.
水费shuǐ fèi: A fee based on the amount of water used.
电费diàn fèi: A fee based on the amount of electricity used.
Definition in Chinese
指日常生活中使用的水和电，通常指水道与电力的供应或相应的费用；在谈论发电或水利工程时，也可指水力发电及其设施。zhǐ rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng de shuǐ hé diàn tōng cháng zhǐ shuǐ dào yǔ diàn lì de gōng yìng huò xiāng yìng de fèi yòng zài tán lùn fā diàn huò shuǐ lì gōng chéng shí yě kě zhǐ shuǐ lì fā diàn jí qí shè shī
Word origin
水电 (shuǐdiàn, "water and electricity") is a transparent compound of 水 (shuǐ, "water") + 电 (diàn, "electricity"), with its everyday and technical senses both following directly from these parts.
Usage tips
- In housing and rental talk, this short label may cover two separate utility charges, so gas or internet should not be assumed to be included.
Other meanings
- hydropowernoun
Related words
- 水电表shuǐ diàn biǎowater and electricity meternoun