Environment & Ecology — Chinese Vocabulary List with Pinyin & Audio | TongTongEnvironment & Ecology
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- 自然zì rán(noun) nature; the natural world; (adjective) natural; unaffected; (adverb) naturally; of courseHSK 4
- 环境huán jìngenvironment; surroundings; circumstancesHSK 3
- 野yěwild (of plants, animals, nature); uncultivated; rude, rough, uncivilized (of behavior, manners)HSK 6
- 资源zī yuánnatural resources (e.g., water, minerals); resources in general (e.g., manpower, information, tourism)HSK 5
- 污染wū rǎnto pollute, to contaminate (literal and figurative)HSK 4
- 噪音zào yīnnoiseHSK 7-9
- 烟雾yān wùsmoke, mist, or smog; smoky hazeHSK 7-9
- 回收huí shōuto recycle; to reclaim (waste materials for reuse); to recall (defective products); to recover (lost data/files)HSK 5
- 环保huán bǎo(noun) environmental protection; (adjective) environmentally friendlyHSK 4
- 清新Qīng xīnfresh and clean, pure and refreshingHSK 7-9
- 再生zài shēngto be reborn (religiously or metaphorically); to regenerate; to recycle (materials); (of a famous person) a second incarnation; to appear again in another formHSK 6
- 万物wàn wùall things in nature; all creationHSK 6
- 大自然dà zì ránnature (the natural world)HSK 4
- 天然tiān ránnatural (as opposed to artificial or man-made)HSK 6
- 净化jìng huàto purifyHSK 7-9
- 垃圾堆lā jī duīgarbage heap, trash pile, dumpHSK 7-9
- 冒烟mào yānto emit smoke, to smoke; (colloquial) to get angry, to flare upHSK 7-9
- 侵蚀qīn shíto erode, to corrode; to siphon off (funds), to encroach upon (rights, interests)HSK 7-9
- 土壤tǔ rǎngsoilHSK 6
- 生态shēng tàiecologyHSK 6
- 污水wū shuǐsewageHSK 6
- 雨林yǔ línrain forestHSK 7-9
- 恶臭è chòustench, foul smellHSK 7-9
- 低碳dī tànlow-carbon (attributive, environmental); low-carb (attributive, dietary)HSK 6
- 自然界zì rán jiènature; the natural worldHSK 7-9
- 泛滥fàn làn(of water) to be in flood, to overflow (the banks); to inundate; (of undesirable things) to spread unchecked, to proliferateHSK 7-9
- 排放pái fàngto emit, to discharge (exhaust gas, wastewater, etc.); to arrange in orderHSK 6
- 绝种jué zhǒngto become extinct, to die out (of a species)HSK 7-9
- 保护区bǎo hù qūprotected area; nature reserveHSK 7-9
- 枯竭kū jiédried up (of water sources, rivers); exhausted (of resources, creativity)HSK 7-9
- 荒芜huāng wú(of land, fields, gardens) to become overgrown and desolate; to lie wasteHSK 7-9
- 干涸gān héto dry up (of rivers, lakes, wells, etc.)HSK 7-9
- 护林hù línto protect a forest; forest protectionHSK 7-9
- 热带雨林rè dài yǔ líntropical rain forestHSK 7-9
- 阴霾yīn máihaze, smog (physical air pollution); (figurative) gloom, oppressive atmosphere or moodHSK 7-9
- 缺水quē shuǐto run out of water; to be short of water; to be water-deficientHSK 7-9
- 污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant, contaminantHSK 7-9
- 栖息地qī xī dìhabitatHSK 7-9
- 荒huāng(verb) to become overgrown or desolate from neglect (of land, fields); (verb) to become out of practice (of a skill, e.g. writing, playing an instrument)HSK 7-9
- 臭氧层chòu yǎng céngozone layerHSK 7-9
- 湿地shī dìwetlandHSK 7-9
- 富饶fù ráofertile, rich, abundant (of land, resources)HSK 7-9
- 核废料hénuclear wasteHSK 7-9
- 降解jiàng jiěto degrade, to decomposeHSK 7-9
- 野火yě huǒwildfire, brush fire; farm fire used for clearing fieldsHSK 7-9
- 废弃物fèi qì wùwaste material; refuse; discarded itemsHSK 7-9
- 废气fèi qìwaste gas, exhaust fumesHSK 7-9
- 种群zhǒng qúnpopulation (of a species, in ecology)HSK 7-9
- 防汛fáng xùnto take flood prevention measures; flood control (seasonal preparedness and response)HSK 7-9
- 水质shuǐ zhìwater qualityHSK 7-9
- 烟尘yān chénsmoke and dust; particulate matter; air pollution; (literary) the smoke and dust of war; war chaosHSK 7-9
- 泥石流ní shí liúmudslide, debris flowHSK 7-9
- 绿地lǜ dìgreen space; green area (e.g., park, garden, or urban greenery)HSK 7-9
- 尾气wěi qìexhaust (gas); emissionsHSK 7-9
- 植被zhí bèivegetation; plant coverHSK 7-9
- 自然资源zì rán zī yuánnatural resourcesHSK 7-9
- 公害gōng hài(noun) public nuisance; (noun) environmental pollutionHSK 7-9
- 保育bǎo yù(noun) childcare; also conservation (of wildlife, natural resources); (verb) to care for (children, animals); to conserve (wildlife, environment)HSK 7-9