diànbiǎo

电表

Word · NounTraditional電錶

electrical meter; electricity meter

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

electrical measuring instrument; electrical meter

technical

A general term for various instruments used to measure electrical parameters.

Gōng工
chéng程
shī师
yòng用
diàn电
biǎo表
jiǎn检
chá查
diàn电
lù路
de的
diàn电
yā压
shì是
fǒu否
zhèng正
cháng常
 。

The engineer used an electrical meter to check if the circuit voltage was normal.

Zhè这
ge个
wàn万
yòng用
biǎo表
shì是
yī一
zhǒng种
duō多
gōng功
néng能
diàn电
biǎo表
 。

This multimeter is a type of multi-function electrical meter.

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Shí实
yàn验
shì室
lǐ里
yǒu有
hěn很
duō多
jīng精
mì密
diàn电
biǎo表
 。

There are many precision electrical meters in the laboratory.

2.

noun

electricity meter; watt-hour meter

Specifically refers to the meter installed in a building to measure total electrical energy consumption for billing.

Chāo抄
biǎo表
yuán员
měi每
ge个
yuè月
lái来
jì记
lù录
yī一
cì次
diàn电
biǎo表
de的
dú读
shù数
 。

The meter reader comes once a month to record the electricity meter's reading.

Nǐ你
jiā家
diàn电
biǎo表
zhè这
ge个
yuè月
zǒu走
le了
duō多
shao少
dù度
 ?

How many kilowatt-hours did your electricity meter register this month?

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Zhì智
néng能
diàn电
biǎo表
kě可
yǐ以
yuǎn远
chéng程
chuán传
shū输
shù数
jù据
 。

Smart electricity meters can transmit data remotely.

Wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
gēng更
huàn换
yī一
ge个
gèng更
zhǔn准
què确
de的
diàn电
biǎo表
 。

We need to replace the electricity meter with a more accurate one.