Integrated Chinese 4 - Chapter 16

保护 (保護) bǎohù

v to protect, to safeguard

节约 (節約) jiéyuē

v to economize, to save, to conserve

能源 néngyuán

n energy, energy source

爬山 (爬山) pá shān

vo to hike in the mountains, to climb a mountain

有益 yǒuyì

adj beneficial, useful [See Grammar 4.]

于 (於) yú

prep towards, in, on, at, (indicating comparison) [See Grammar 4 and Grammar 5.]

段 duàn

m (measure word for section, segment, or part)

推 tuī

v to push, to shove

空气 (空氣) kōngqì

n air, atmosphere

雾霾 (霧霾) wùmái

n smog

回收 huíshōu

v to recycle

筒 tǒng

n thick tube-shaped container

扔 rēng

v to throw, to toss, to throw away

瓶装水 (瓶裝水) píngzhuāng shuǐ

n bottled water

地球 dìqiú

n the earth, the globe

亮 liàng

adj bright, light

太阳 (太陽) tàiyáng

n sun

太阳能 (太陽能) tàiyángnéng

n solar energy, solar power

板 bǎn

n board, plank, panel

发电 (發電) fā diàn

vo to generate electricity

国家 (國家) guójiā

n country, nation

危机 (危機) wēijī

n crisis

风 (風) fēng

n wind

石油 shíyóu

n petroleum, oil

煤 méi

n coal

规定 (規定) guīdìng

v/n to regulate, to specify; rules and regulations, provisions

公共场所 (公共場所) gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ

n public place or space

暖气 (暖氣) nuǎnqì

n heating (lit. warm air)

温度 (溫度) wēndù

n temperature

度 dù

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

赞成 (贊成) zànchéng

v to approve, to support

出汗 (出汗) chū hàn

vo to sweat

餐具 (餐具) cānjù

n eating utensil, tableware

一次性 (一次性) yícìxìng

adj one-time

砍 kǎn

v to cut, to chop

超市 (超市) chāoshì

n supermarket (short for 超级市场/超級市場)

塑料袋 (塑料袋) sùliào dài

n plastic bag

减少 (減少) jiǎnshǎo

v to reduce, to decrease, to lessen

污染 (汙染) wūrǎn

v/n to pollute, to contaminate; pollution, contamination

造成 zào chéng

vc to cause, to give rise to

比如 (比如) bǐrú

v for example

随手 (隨手) suíshǒu

adv without extra effort or motion, conveniently

加油 jiā yóu

vo to make an extra effort, to work harder, to refuel

马克 (馬克) Mǎkè

pn Mark

摄氏 (攝氏) Shèshì

pn Celsius, centigrade