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火力發電

简火力发电 · 繁火力發電

Mandarin · pinyin huǒ lì fā diàn

thermal power generation

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火: huǒ · fire, flame; burn; anger, rage
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 · huo3 li4 fa1 dian4

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