Lesson 16 - Environmental Protection and Energy Conservation

保护

bǎo hù - protection, to safeguard

节约

jié yuē - to save, economise

能源

néngyuán - energy; energy source

爬山

páshān - to hike in the mountains; to climb

有益

yǒuyì - beneficial; useful

于

yú - at, on, in, to, than

段

duàn - (m.w. for section, segment, or part)

推

tuī - to push

空气

kōng qì - air, atmosphere

雾霾

wù mái - smog

回收

huíshōu － recycle

筒

tǒng - thick tube-shaped container

扔

rēng - to throw, throw away

瓶装水

píngzhuāngshuǐ － bottled water

地球

dìqiú - the earth, the globe

亮

liàng - bright; light

太阳

tài yáng - sun

太阳能

tàiyángnéng - solar energy; solar power

板

bǎn - board, plank, panel

发电

fādiàn － to generate electricity

国家

guó jiā - country

危机

wēijī - crisis

风

fēng - wind

石油

shíyóu - petroleum, oil

煤

méi - coal

规定

guī dìng - to regulate, to specify; rules and regulations, provisions

公共场所

gōnggòngchǎngsuǒ － public place

暖气

nuǎnqì - heating

温度

wēndù - temperature

度

dù - (m.w. for degrees of temperature, heat, hardness, humidity, etc.)

赞成

zànchéng - to approve

出汗

chū hàn － to sweat

餐具

cānjù - eating utensils; tableware

一次性

yícìxìng - one-time

砍

kǎn - to cut; to chop

超市

chāo shì - supermarket

塑料袋

sù liào dài - plastic bag

减少

jiǎn shǎo to lessen; to decrease; to reduce

污染

wū rǎn - 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

jiāyóu － to make an extra effort, to work harder, to refuel

马克

Mǎkè - Mark

摄氏

shèshì - Celsius