水电站

水電站
shuǐdiànzhàn
noun #53,961

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 hydroelectric power station
  2. 2 hydropower plant

Examples

HSK 7-9
Sānxiá shuǐdiànzhàn shì shìjiè zuì dà de shuǐdiànzhàn.
The Three Gorges is the world's largest hydroelectric station.
HSK 7-9
Zhè tiáo hé shàngyóu jiàn le yí zuò shuǐdiànzhàn.
A hydropower station was built upstream of this river.

Tips

culture
China leads the world in hydropower. 三峡水电站 (Three Gorges) on the Yangtze is the largest; 白鹤滩 (Baihetan) on the Jinsha River is second. Hydropower supplies roughly 17% of China's electricity.
memory
(water) + (electricity) + (station) = literally 'water-electricity station', straightforward construction once you know the parts.

Stroke Order

shuǐ
diàn
zhàn