热电厂

熱電廠
rèdiànchǎng
noun

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 thermal power plant
  2. 2 thermoelectric power station (cogeneration plant supplying both heat and electricity)

Examples

HSK 7-9
Zhè zuò rèdiànchǎng wèi zhěnggè chéngqū gōngnuǎn hé gōngdiàn.
This thermal power plant supplies heating and electricity to the entire urban area.
HSK 7-9
Rèdiànchǎng de yāncōng mào zhe nóngyān.
Thick smoke rose from the power plant's smokestacks.

Tips

usage
In Chinese practice 热电厂 specifically refers to combined heat-and-power (cogeneration) plants - they supply both (heat, for district heating) and (electricity). A pure power-only plant is 发电厂.

Stroke Order

diàn
chǎng