生态

shēng tài

HSK 2.0 Level 6 HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

1. ecology

Word relationships

Related words

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• 环境 huán jìng 环境 huán jìng environment Both relate to natural surroundings, but 生态 focuses on the interrelationships between organisms and their environment.: environment
• 生态系统 shēng tài xì tǒng 生态系统 shēng tài xì tǒng ecosystem 生态系统 is the ecosystem, the specific system of ecology.: ecosystem
• 环保 huán bǎo 环保 huán bǎo environmental protection 环保 refers to environmental protection, which is a key application of ecological principles.: environmental protection
• 平衡 píng héng 平衡 píng héng balance 生态 balance is a common phrase (生态平衡), so 平衡 is closely associated.: balance

Usage notes

Collocations

生态 is often used in formal compounds like 生态环境 (ecological environment) and 生态系统 (ecosystem); it rarely appears alone in casual speech.

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 生态 (shēngtài, ecology) with 神态 (shéntài, expression/manner). They sound similar but mean very different things.

Example Sentences

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保护 生态 是每个人的责任。

Protecting the ecology is everyone's responsibility.

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Words Containing 生态

• 三江生态旅游区 三江生态旅游区 sān jiāng shēng tài lǚ yóu qū: Sanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川縣|汶川县[wèn chuān xiàn], northwest Sichuan
• 生态友好型 生态友好型 shēng tài yǒu hǎo xíng: eco-friendly
• 生态圈 生态圈 shēng tài quān: ecosphere
• 生态城市 生态城市 shēng tài chéng shì: sustainable city
• 生态孤岛 生态孤岛 shēng tài gū dǎo: insularization (as a threat to biodiversity)
• 生态学 生态学 shēng tài xué: ecology
• 生态学家 生态学家 shēng tài xué jiā: ecologist
• 生态旅游 生态旅游 shēng tài lǚ yóu: ecotourism
• 生态环境 生态环境 shēng tài huán jìng: ecosystem
• 生态环境游 生态环境游 shēng tài huán jìng yóu: ecotourism
• 生态系 生态系 shēng tài xì: ecosystem
• 生态系统 生态系统 shēng tài xì tǒng: ecosystem
• 生态足迹 生态足迹 shēng tài zú jì: ecological footprint

Child Words of 生态

• 生 生 shēng: to be born
• 态 态 tài: (bound form)