直流

zhíliú

noun #27,516

Meanings

HSK 5

手机电池使用的是直流电。

Shǒujī diànchí shǐyòng de shì zhíliú diàn.

Mobile phone batteries use direct current.

HSK 6

直流与交流是两种不同的电流形式。

Zhíliú yǔ jiāoliú shì liǎng zhǒng bùtóng de diànliú xíngshì.

DC and AC are two different forms of electrical current.

memory

直 means 'straight/direct' and 流 means 'flow' - direct current flows straight in one direction, unlike alternating current (交流) which alternates.

直 zhí

流 liú