伏特

fútè

noun #4,775

Measure Word

220伏特 fú

Meanings

1 volt (unit of electric potential)

Characters

to crouch; volt

special; particular

Examples

HSK 5

这个电池是9伏特的。

Zhège diànchí shì jiǔ fútè de.

This battery is 9 volts.

HSK 7-9

中国的家用电压是220伏特。

Zhōngguó de jiāyòng diànyā shì èrbǎi èrshí fútè.

China's household voltage is 220 volts.

Tips

history

Named after Italian physicist Alessandro Volta. The Chinese transliteration 伏特 is sometimes shortened to just 伏 in everyday usage, e.g., 220伏.

Stroke Order

伏 fú

特 tè