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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

电表 [diànbiǎo]
  1. 1. any meter for measuring electricity, such as ammeter or voltmeter
  2. 2. kilowatt-hour meter; watt-hour meter; electric meter

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

电表 [diànbiǎo]
  1. 1. 测量电压、电流、电阻、电功率等的电气仪表的统称。常用的电表有电流表(安培计)、电压表(伏特计)、功率表(瓦特计)等。
  2. 2. 计量用电量的仪表,以千瓦小时为计量单位,学名瓦特小时计。也说电度表。

Examples

这个小区全部装上了卡式电表
All the buildings in this housing estate have been installed with a card electricity meter. 卡式
电表
electricity meter
电表
There must be something wrong with my electricity meter because last month I wasn't home at all and still got a bill for $230.
我的电表肯定是出了问题,上个月我根本不在家却收到了230美金的帐单。 meter
A man came one hour ago to read the electricity meter.
一小时前有个人过来查了电表

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