省电

省電

shěngdiàn

verb

Meanings

HSK 4

这台空调很省电，一个月电费才一百多块。

Zhè tái kōngtiáo hěn shěngdiàn, yí ge yuè diànfèi cái yìbǎi duō kuài.

This air conditioner is very energy-efficient; the electricity bill is only a little over 100 yuan a month.

HSK 5

出门的时候随手关灯，可以省电。

Chūmén de shíhou suíshǒu guāndēng, kěyǐ shěngdiàn.

Switching off the lights when you go out saves electricity.

usage

省 "to save" works the same way in 省钱 (to save money) and 省事 (to save trouble). Phones call battery saver 省电模式. A device that eats power is 耗电.

省 shěng

电 diàn