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This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 53 at the easy level, 59 at the medium level and 31 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 Simplified 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.

Simplified Chinese vocabulary: environment

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

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

Level 1: easy 37 words

Simplified Chinese	English
空气	air
空气质量	air quality
气候	climate
煤炭	coal
作物	crop
水坝	dam
灾难	disaster
饮用水	drinking water
地球	Earth
电力	electricity
排放	emission
能源	energy
农场	farm
农业	farming
农田	field
森林	forest
收成	harvest
自然	nature
核能	nuclear power
塑料	plastic
污染	pollution
示威	protest
资源	resource
垃圾	rubbish
二手	second hand
土壤	soil
太阳能	solar energy
可持续	sustainable
可持续发展	sustainable development
限制	to limit
维护	to preserve
保育	to protect
减少	to reduce
节约使用	to save
变暖	warming
废弃物	wasteRubbish, residue
森林大火	wildfire

Level 2: medium 41 words

Simplified Chinese	English
活动人士	activist
碳核算	carbon assessment
二氧化碳	carbon dioxide
碳足迹	carbon footprint
碳抵消	carbon offsetting
循环经济	circular economy
气候协定	climate agreement
堆肥	compost
干旱	drought
生态足迹	ecological footprint
生态学	ecology
生态系统	ecosystem
肥料	fertiliser
化石燃料	fossil fuel
温室效应	greenhouse effect
温室气体	greenhouse gas
水力	hydro power
集约农业	intensive farming
灌溉	irrigation
垃圾填埋场	landfill
光污染	light pollution
自然灾害	natural disaster
噪音污染	noise pollution
漏油事件	oil spill
制裁	penalty
电网	power grid
配额	quota
回收	recycling
韧性	resilience
海平面上升	rising sea levels
分类	sorting
采收	to harvest
抵消	to offset
提高意识	to raise awareness
分类回收	to sort
糟蹋	to waste
浪费	wasteSquandering, excessive use
污水	waste water
水质净化	water treatment
生态廊道	wildlife corridor
零废弃	zero waste

Level 3: hard 22 words

Simplified Chinese	English
生物质能	biomass
碳中和	carbon neutrality
沙漠化	desertification
细颗粒物	fine particle
节制	frugality
地热	geothermal energy
冰层融化	ice melt
焚烧	incineration
填埋	landfilling
甲烷	methane
微塑料	microplastic
朴门农业	permaculture
计划性报废	planned obsolescence
盗猎	poaching
传粉者	pollinator
造林	reforestation
可修复性	repairability
污水处理厂	sewage plant
隔热处理	thermal insulation
制作堆肥	to compost
湿地	wetland
吹哨人	whistleblower

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Simplified Chinese words on “Environment and ecology”. The full topic holds 143 in the KoKo app: 53 at the easy level, 59 at the medium level and 31 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 Simplified 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 Simplified Chinese vocabulary on iPhone.