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

HSK 5

中国正在建设新的核电厂。

Zhōngguó zhèngzài jiànshè xīn de hédiànchǎng.

China is building new nuclear power plants.

HSK 7-9

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.

Tips

usage

Mainland Mandarin tends to prefer 核电站 ('-station'), while 核电厂 ('-factory/plant') is more common in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Both refer to the same thing.

Stroke Order

核 hé

电 diàn

厂 chǎng