- (idiom) to appoint people by favoritism; to practice cronyism (or nepotism)
- negative example; sth that teaches one what not to do
- well-known for sth; to become well known; to make one's mark; to lend one's name (to an event, endeavor etc)
- national
- to store energy (esp. in batteries, fuel cells etc)
- measure; step; CL:個|个[ge4]
- macro-; macroscopic; holistic
- micro-; subatomic
- luckily; by a fluke
- total; overall amount
- steadily; a steady pace
- to foreordain; to be bound to; to be destined to; to be doomed to; inevitably
- to emerge (from a comparison); to come out as; to be competent or equal to
- to reveal (a quality or feeling); to manifest; to evince
- lighting; illumination; to light up; to illuminate
- to experience a power outage; to have a power failure
- peak; summit; height
- electricity grid; power grid; electrified wire netting
- experimental
- electricity transmission; to transmit electricity
- to compete; competition; match; to surpass; better than; superior to; to excel
- supply exceeds demand
- public utility; state-run enterprise; public foundation or enterprise, often charitable
- hydroelectric power; plumbing and electricity
- coal; CL:塊|块[kuai4]
- to lead troups; (fig.) to lead; leading
- short-term
- to be related; to be connected; relationship; connection
- end; terminal
- loser (as opposed to winner 贏家|赢家[ying2 jia1])
- between; intermediate; to lie between
- troublemaker