电网 diànwǎng electricity grid
electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting
How to remember 电网: 电 electricity + 网 net = electricity grid.
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How it is used
- The power grid - 国家电网 (guójiā diànwǎng) the national power grid; 智能电网 (smart grid).
- The system-level network delivering electricity; also literally electrified fencing (高压电网).
- Infrastructure term; distinct from 电线 (a single wire) - 电网 is the whole interconnected system.