变电站

變電站

biàndiànzhàn

noun #54,104

Measure Word

一座变电站 zuò

Meanings

1 electrical substation
2 transformer station

Characters

transform, change

Examples

变电站发生了故障，小区停电了。

Biàndiànzhàn fāshēng le gùzhàng, xiǎoqū tíngdiàn le.

The substation malfunctioned and the neighborhood lost power.

工人在维修变电站。

Gōngrén zài wéixiū biàndiànzhàn.

Workers are repairing the substation.

Tips

usage

变 (biàn, transform) + 电 (electricity) + 站 (station) — where voltage is stepped up or down in the power grid. Compare 发电站 fādiànzhàn (generating station / power plant) and 水电站 shuǐdiànzhàn (hydroelectric station).

Stroke Order

变 biàn

电 diàn

站 zhàn