environmental protection

政府

zhèng fǔ - government

社会

shè huì - society

主要

zhǔ yào - main, principal

随着

suí she - along with, in the wake of, following

由

yóu - by, from

工厂

gōng chǎng - factory

排出/排放

pai chu/ pai fang - release

废烟

Fèi yān - waste smoke ／ smog

以至

yǐ zhì - so that

使

shǐ - to make, cause, use

不断

bú duàn - unceasing, continuous

上升

shàng shēng - increase

农田

nóng tián - farmland

物质

wù zhì - matter, material

浪费

làng fèi - to waste, squander

建筑

jiàn zhú - building, architecture

产生

chǎn shēng - create

森林

sēn lín - forest

树木

shù mù - trees

植物

zhí wù - plant

濒临

bīn lín - on the verge of; close to

发生

fā shēng - to happen, occur

文明

wén míng - civilization; civilized

仅仅

jǐn jǐn - only, merely

指的是

zhǐ de shì - to mean that, meaning

如今

rú jīn - nowadays

频繁

pín fán - frequently; often

安排

ān pái - arrangement, to set up

一部分

yi bu fen - part of

交通堵塞

Jiāo tōng dǔ sè = Traffic Jam

现象

xiàn xiàng - appearance, phenomenon

出现

chū xiàn - to appear

情况

qíng kuàng - circumstances

搭乘

dā chéng - to take (a means of transportation)

判断

pàn duàn - judgement, to decide

塑料

sù liào － plastics

纸张

zhǐ zhang - paper

一次性

yí cì xìng - one time use, disposable

卫生

wèi shēng - hygiene

成本

chéng běn - cost

筷子

kuài zi - chopsticks

铝罐

Lǚ guàn - aluminum can

大多数

dà duō shù - (great) majority

意识

yì shì－to be aware

提供

tí gōng - to provide, supply

根据

gēn jù - according to, basis

常识

cháng shí - common sense, general knowledge

涵养

hán yǎng - conserve

水源

shui yuan - water supply

净化

jìng huà - purify

空气

kōng qì - air

氧气

yǎng qì - oxygen

气体

qì tǐ - gas (i.e. gaseous substance)

毒

du - poisonous

吸收

xī shōu - absorb

防止

fáng zhǐ - prevent

印象

yìn xiàng - impression

植树

zhí shù - to plant trees

例如

lì rú - for example

清洁

qīng jié - clean

海滩

hǎi tān - beach

厄尔尼诺

e er ni nuo - El Nino

居住

jū zhù - reside

地区

dì qū - area / region

玻璃瓶

bō lí píng - glass bottle

扔掉

rēng diào - to throw away

通常

tōng cháng - usually

箱

xiang - box

旧报纸

Jiù bàozhǐ - old newspaper

杂志

zá zhì - magazine

书籍

shū jí - books

一页

yí yè - one page

满

mǎn - full, complete

换

huàn - to change, exchange

塑料袋

sù liào dài - plastic bag

自备袋子

zi bei dai zi - bring your own bag

随手

suí shǒu - without extra effort or motion; conveniently

尽量

jìn liàng - try one's best, as far as possible

灯

dēng - light, lamp

空调

kōng tiáo - air conditioning

放射

fang she - radioactive

再生

zai sheng - recycle （adj）

餐补

can bu - napkin

餐巾纸

cān jīn zhǐ - paper napkin

密封盒

mi feng he - airtight box

驾车

jia che - to drive

尊敬

zun jing - respectfully

此次

cǐ cì - this time

致函

zhi han - send a letter

反映

fǎn yìng - to reflect, report

建议

jiàn yì - to suggest; suggestion

引起

yǐn qǐ - to cause

重视

zhòng shì - attention

雾霾

wù mái - smog

笼罩

lǒng zhào - envelop; shroud

到处

dào chù - everywhere

景象

jǐng xiàng - scene / sight (to behold)

连

lián - even

清楚

qīng chu - clear, to understand

摸索

mō suo - to fumble; to do things slowly