Chinese word

生态

Pronunciation

Pinyinshēng tài

Meaning

  • nounecosystem

Example

保护生态很重要。bǎo hù shēng tài hěn zhòng yào

Protecting the ecosystem is very important.

Illustration for 生态 (ecosystem)

More examples

气候变化威胁到生态系统。qì hòu biàn huà wēi xié dào shēng tài xì tǒng

Climate change threatens the ecosystem.

Core concept

Life in a place viewed together with the conditions and relationships that sustain it.

Common phrases

  • 保护生态bǎo hù shēng tài

    protect the ecosystem

  • 生态系统shēng tài xì tǒng

    ecosystem

  • 生态平衡shēng tài píng héng

    ecological balance

  • 生态环境shēng tài huán jìng

    ecological environment

Similar words

环境huán jìng: The surrounding conditions and setting in which people or living things exist.
生态系统shēng tài xì tǒng: A natural system in which living things and nonliving parts interact.

Definition in Chinese

指生物在一定环境中生存、发展时所呈现的状态和所依赖的条件。zhǐ shēng wù zài yí dìng huán jìng zhōng shēng cún fā zhǎn shí suǒ chéng xiàn de zhuàng tài hé suǒ yī lài de tiáo jiàn

Word origin

生态 (shēngtài, "ecosystem") is formed from 生 (shēng, "life") + 态 (tài, "state"), so its meaning centers on the condition of life within a particular setting.

Usage tips

  • English often uses an adjective before a noun, while Chinese also places this noun before another noun to connect it with living systems.

Other meanings

  • ecologicaladjective
  • environmentnoun

Related words

  • 生态学shēng tài xuéecologynoun
  • 生态系统shēng tài xì tǒngecosystemnoun
  • 生态学家shēng tài xué jiāecologistnoun

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