光伏

guāngfú

noun

Meanings

1 photovoltaic (PV)
2 solar power (industry / technology)

Characters

volt (transliteration of 'volt')

Examples

中国是全球最大的光伏生产国。

Zhōngguó shì quánqiú zuì dà de guāngfú shēngchǎnguó.

China is the world's largest producer of photovoltaics.

屋顶装了光伏板,电费省一半。

Wūdǐng zhuāng le guāngfú bǎn, diànfèi shěng yíbàn.

We put PV panels on the roof and cut the electric bill in half.

光伏行业这两年过剩严重。

Guāngfú hángyè zhè liǎng nián guòshèng yánzhòng.

The PV industry has had serious overcapacity these past two years.

Tips

culture

One of China's 'new three' (新三样) export pillars along with electric vehicles and lithium batteries. The word is a technical abbreviation of 光生伏特 (photo-generated voltaic), not a common-language term.

Stroke Order

光 guāng

伏 fú