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Chinese word
能源
Pronunciation
Pinyinnéng yuán
Meaning
- nounenergy
Example
我们要节约能源。wǒ men yào jié yuē néng yuán
We need to save energy.
More examples
国家出台新政，鼓励开发可再生能源，并推动能源结构调整。guó jiā chū tái xīn zhèng gǔ lì kāi fā kě zài shēng néng yuán bìng tuī dòng néng yuán jié gòu tiáo zhěng
The government has issued a new policy to encourage renewable energy development and promote adjustments to the energy mix.
Core concept
A supply of usable power that keeps machines, industry, and everyday life running.
Common phrases
开发可再生能源kāi fā kě zài shēng néng yuán
develop renewable energy
提高能源效率tí gāo néng yuán xiào lǜ
increase energy efficiency
能源进口néng yuán jìn kǒu
energy imports
Similar words
电力diàn lì: Electricity delivered through a power network to operate machines and equipment.
燃料rán liào: A substance that produces heat or power when burned or changed by a chemical reaction.
能量néng liàng: The physical capacity of something to perform work or create movement.
动力dòng lì: A force that drives a machine, device, or person to act or move.
Definition in Chinese
为机器、工业或日常生活提供能量的物质或形式，既包括燃料也包括可再生能源与电力。wèi jī qì gōng yè huò rì cháng shēng huó tí gōng néng liàng de wù zhì huò xíng shì jì bāo kuò rán liào yě bāo kuò kě zài shēng néng yuán yǔ diàn lì
Word origin
能源 (néngyuán, "energy source") combines 能 (néng, "capacity") with 源 (yuán, "source"), presenting usable power as something that comes from a supply.
Usage tips
- English energy can describe a person's liveliness or effort, but this Chinese noun normally points to a usable supply for machines and society.
Other meanings
- energy sourcenoun
- fuelnoun
Related words
- 能源效率néng yuán xiào lǜenergy efficiencynoun
- 能源政策néng yuán zhèng cèenergy policynoun
- 新能源xīn néng yuánnew energynoun