How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Traditional Chinese vocabulary: environment

Climate, pollution, recycling, renewable energy: environment and ecology vocabulary in Traditional Chinese.

Here are 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Environment and ecology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Traditional Chinese	English
運動人士	activist
空氣	air
碳盤查	carbon assessment
氣候	climate
氣候協定	climate agreement
氣候變遷	climate change
作物	crop
地球	Earth
生態學	ecology
電力	electricity
排放	emission
能源	energy
節能	energy saving
環境	environment
農場	farm
農業	farming
農田	field
溫室效應	greenhouse effect
溫室氣體	greenhouse gas
收成	harvest
天然災害	natural disaster
天然氣	natural gas
自然保護區	nature reserve
核能	nuclear power
石油	oil
有機	organic
星球	planet
污染	pollution
示威	protest
海平面上升	rising sea levels
二手	second hand
在地產銷	short supply chain
一次性塑膠	single use plastic
永續	sustainable
稅金	tax
限制	to limit
維護	to preserve
保育	to protect
減少	to reduce
森林大火	wildfire

Level 2: medium 35 words

Traditional Chinese	English
意識推廣	awareness raising
生物多樣性	biodiversity
碳足跡	carbon footprint
碳中和	carbon neutrality
押金回收制度	deposit return scheme
乾旱	drought
生態系	ecosystem
瀕危物種	endangered species
肥料	fertiliser
淹水	flood
化石燃料	fossil fuel
生態轉型	green transition
冰層融化	ice melt
集約農業	intensive farming
灌溉	irrigation
垃圾掩埋場	landfill
光害	light pollution
噪音污染	noise pollution
包裝材	packaging
制裁	penalty
可再生	renewable
資源	resource
污水處理廠	sewage plant
太陽能板	solar panel
分類	sorting
抵換	to offset
分類回收	to sort
暖化	warming
廢棄物	wasteRubbish, residue
浪費	wasteSquandering, excessive use
污水	waste water
水質淨化	water treatment
濕地	wetland
吹哨者	whistleblower
零廢棄	zero waste

Level 3: hard 25 words

Traditional Chinese	English
農業生態學	agroecology
生質能	biomass
二氧化碳	carbon dioxide
森林砍伐	deforestation
沙漠化	desertification
節制	frugality
焚化	incineration
外來入侵種	invasive species
甲烷	methane
微塑膠	microplastic
過度捕撈	overfishing
樸門農法	permaculture
農藥	pesticide
計畫性汰舊	planned obsolescence
盜獵	poaching
授粉昆蟲	pollinator
配額	quota
造林	reforestation
可修復性	repairability
垃圾	rubbish
隔熱處理	thermal insulation
製作堆肥	to compost
回收再利用	to recycle
糟蹋	to waste
生態廊道	wildlife corridor

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Traditional Chinese words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 57 at the easy level, 50 at the medium level and 36 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Traditional Chinese vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.