直流

zhíliú
noun #27,516

Meanings

  1. 1 direct current (DC)
  2. 2 to flow steadily

Examples

Shǒujī diànchí shǐyòng de shì zhíliú diàn.
Mobile phone batteries use direct current.
Zhíliú yǔ jiāoliú shì liǎng zhǒng bùtóng de diànliú xíngshì.
DC and AC are two different forms of electrical current.

Tips

memory
means 'straight/direct' and means 'flow' — direct current flows straight in one direction, unlike alternating current (交流, jiāoliú) which alternates.

Stroke Order

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liú