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核能 (hé néng) — how to say "nuclear energy" in Chinese
核能
Nuclear energy
noun
Character composition
核
nucleus
能
energy
Radicals / Keys
肉
Meat
#130 · ròu · 6 strokes
木
Tree
#75 · mù · 4 strokes
Collocations
核能发电
hénéng fādiàn
nuclear power generation
核能的安全性
hénéng de ānquánxìng
the safety of nuclear energy
利用核能
lìyòng hénéng
to use nuclear energy
Examples
核能可以用来发电。
Nuclear energy can be used to generate electricity.
核能很重要。
Nuclear energy is very important.
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Nuclear energy in Chinese translation
"nuclear energy" in Chinese is 核能 (hé néng).
What does 核能 mean in English?
核能 (hé néng) means "Nuclear energy".
How is 核能 pronounced?
It is pronounced hé néng (written as he neng, heneng). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "nuclear energy" in Chinese characters?
It is written 核能: 核 has 10 strokes, 能 has 10 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 核能?
核能 is on the HSK 3.0 levels 7–9 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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