substation in Chinese
substation in Chinese is 职位 — substation means a facility that converts or regulates electricity from high-voltage transmission lines for local use.
substation in Chinese
职位
Pronounced: zhí wèi
A site where electricity supplied by long-distance (high-voltage) transmission lines is transformed or regulated for local (low-voltage) distribution.
What does "substation" mean?
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noun A facility that converts or regulates electricity from high-voltage transmission lines for local use.
"A fault at the substation knocked out power to the whole street."
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noun A small local branch of a larger station, such as a police station or post office.
"The neighborhood police substation handles minor complaints so the main precinct doesn't have to."
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substation in a sentence
- A fault at the substation knocked out power to the whole street.
- The neighborhood police substation handles minor complaints so the main precinct doesn't have to.
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What is "substation" in Chinese?
"substation" in Chinese is 职位. substation means: A facility that converts or regulates electricity from high-voltage transmission lines for local use.
How do you pronounce 职位?
"substation" in Chinese is 职位, pronounced "zhí wèi".
How do you use "substation" in a sentence?
Example: "A fault at the substation knocked out power to the whole street." In Chinese, "substation" is 职位.
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