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Power source in Chinese

power source · HSK 6

电源 diàn yuán

  1. 电 diàn electricity
  2. 源 yuán source

这台机器的电源出了问题。 There's a problem with this machine's power supply.

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How do you say power source in Chinese?

Power source in Chinese is 电源 (diàn yuán).

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