降解 (jiàng jiě) — to degrade, to decompose

Definition

Examples

• 塑料在自然环境中很难降解。
  Sù liào zài zì rán huán jìng zhōng hěn nán jiàng jiě.
  Plastic is very hard to degrade in the natural environment.
• 这种物质在高温下会降解成更小的分子。
  Zhè zhǒng wù zhì zài gāo wēn xià huì jiàng jiě chéng gèng xiǎo de fēn zǐ.
  This substance degrades into smaller molecules under high temperature.
• 微生物可以帮助降解有机废物。
  Wēi shēng wù kě yǐ bāng zhù jiàng jiě yǒu jī fèi wù.
  Microorganisms can help decompose organic waste.