核电厂

核電廠

hédiànchǎng

noun #33,133

Measure Word

一座核电厂 zuò

Meanings

1 nuclear power plant
2 nuclear power station

Characters

Examples

切尔诺贝利核电厂事故震惊了世界。

Qiē'ěrnuòbèilì hédiànchǎng shìgù zhènjīng le shìjiè.

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident shocked the world.

中国正在建设新的核电厂。

Zhōngguó zhèngzài jiànshè xīn de hédiànchǎng.

China is building new nuclear power plants.

Tips

usage

Mainland Mandarin tends to prefer 核电站 (hédiànzhàn, '-station'), while 核电厂 ('-factory/plant') is more common in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Both refer to the same thing. Add 一座 as the measure word for the facility itself.

Stroke Order

核 hé

电 diàn

厂 chǎng