Definition
水电局 is a government or utility department responsible for managing water and electricity supply in a specific area. You'll encounter this term in administrative contexts — when paying utility bills, reporting outages, or applying for new service connections. It's a compound noun (水 'water' + 电 'electricity' + 局 'bureau/office').
n
water and electricity bureauutility department
Examples
- 水电局。Wǒ míngtiān yào qù shuǐ diàn jú jiāo shuǐfèi hé diànfèi.I need to go to the water and electricity bureau tomorrow to pay the water and electricity bills.
- 水电局，。shuǐ diàn jú de diànhuà yìzhí dǎ bù tōng, kěnéng shì xiànlù gùzhàng.The utility department's phone has been unreachable; there might be a line fault.
- 水电局。Xīn fángzi kāitōng shuǐdiàn xūyào qù shuǐ diàn jú bànlǐ shǒuxù.To set up water and electricity for a new house, you need to go to the utility bureau to handle the procedures.
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