生态
shēngtài
ecology
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 保护森林就是保护生态平衡。Protecting forests means protecting the ecological balance.
- 这个地区的生态环境很脆弱。The ecological environment of this region is very fragile.
Collocations
生态环境生态平衡生态系统保护生态
Mnemonic
生 shēng "life" + 态 tài "state, form": the state in which living things exist, i.e. ecology, the relation of organisms to their environment. 生态系统 = an ecosystem. 生态环境 = the ecological environment.
Related
生态系统环境自然生物
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