L16 - Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation

节约

jiéyue - to economize, to save, to conserve

保护

băohù - to protect, to safeguard

能源

néngyuán - energy, energy source

爬山

pá shăn - to hike in the mountains, to climb a mountain

有益

youyi - beneficial, useful

于

yú - prep, towards, in, on, at, (indicating comparison)

段

duàn - (measure word for section, segment, or part)

推

tui - to push, to shove

空气

kongqi - air, atmosphere

雾霾

wùmái - smog

回收

huíshou - to recycle

筒

tăng - thick tube-shaped container

扔

ring - to throw, to toss, to throw away

瓶装水

píngzhung shui - bottled water

地球

diqiú - the earth, the globe

亮

liàng - bright, light

太阳

tài yáng - sun

太阳能

tàiyáng néng - solar energy, solar power

板

băn - board, plank, panel

发电

fà diàn - to generate electricity

国家

guójia - country, nation

危机

weiji - crisis

风

fēng - wind

石油

shíyou - petroleum, oil

煤

méi - coal

规定

guiding - to regulate, to specify; rules and regulations, provisions

公共场所

gõng gòng chăngsuõ - public place or space

暖气

nuănqì - heating (lit. warm air)

温度

wendù - temperature

度

dù - (measure word for degrees of temperature, heat, hardness, humidity, etc.)

赞成

zànchéng - to approve, to support

出汗

chu hàn - to sweat

餐具

cānjù - eating utensil, tableware

一次性

yicixing - one-time

砍

kǎn - to cut, to chop

超市

chāoshì - supermarket

塑料袋

sùliào dài - plastic bag

减少

juǎnshǎo - to reduce, to decrease, to lessen

污染

wūrǎn - to pollute, to contaminate; pollution, contamination

造成

zào chéng - to cause, to give rise to

比如

bǐrú - for example

随手

suíshǒu - without extra effort or motion, conveniently

加油

jiā yóu - to make an extra effort, to work harder, to refuel

马克

Mǎkè - Mark

摄氏

Shèshì - Celsius, centigrade