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Electrically powered in Chinese

electrically powered · HSK 5

电动 diàn dòng

  1. 电 diàn electricity
  2. 动 dòng to move

这辆车是电动的。 This car is electric.

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How do you say electrically powered in Chinese?

Electrically powered in Chinese is 电动 (diàn dòng).

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