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水力發電

简水力发电 · 繁水力發電

Mandarin · pinyin shuǐ lì fā diàn

hydroelectricity

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水: shuǐ · water, liquid, lotion, juice
力: lì · power, capability, influence; Kangxi radical 19
發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
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发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair
电: diàn · electricity; electric; lightning

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3–4–1–4 · shui3 li4 fa1 dian4

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hydroelectricity

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