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TOPIK 4noun

전력

jeollyeok [절력]

전력이 · 전력을

electric power, electricity

Example

여름에는 에어컨 때문에 전력 사용량이 크게 늘어요.

In summer, electricity use rises sharply because of air conditioners.

Word parts

전 electric력 power

Literally 'electric power'.

Good to know

Pronounced [절력]; don't mix it up with 전력 'all-out effort', as in 전력을 다하다.