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发电机

fā diàn jī · fa dian ji

Traditional 發電機

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. electricity generator
  2. dynamo
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In a conversation

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Dinner during a power cut

  1. Dengdeng

    停电(tíngdiàn)了(le)！家里(jiālǐ)一点(yīdiǎn)光(guāng)都(dōu)没有(méiyǒu)。

    Power cut! There is no light at all at home.

  2. Liangliang

    楼下(lóuxià)的(de)饭馆(fànguǎn)有(yǒu)发电机(fādiànjī)。

    The restaurant downstairs has a generator.

  3. Dengdeng

    发电机(fādiànjī)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)去(qù)那儿(nàr)吃饭(chīfàn)吧(ba)。

    A generator? Then let us eat there.

  4. Liangliang

    好主意(hǎozhǔyi)，发电机(fādiànjī)一(yī)开(kāi)，灯(dēng)就(jiù)亮(liàng)了(le)。

    Good idea. Once the generator starts, the lights come on.

  5. Dengdeng

    可是(kěshì)老板(lǎobǎn)说(shuō)，发电机(fādiànjī)只(zhǐ)给(gěi)冰箱(bīngxiāng)用(yòng)。

    But the boss says the generator is only for the fridge.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

停(tíng)电(diàn)时(shí)，我(wǒ)们(men)靠(kào)发(fā)电(diàn)机(jī)维(wéi)持(chí)照(zhào)明(míng)。

When the power went out, we relied on a generator to keep the lights on.

02

这(zhè)台(tái)发(fā)电(diàn)机(jī)的(de)声(shēng)音(yīn)太(tài)吵(chǎo)了(le)。

This generator is too noisy.

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