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生态

shēng tài

Old HSK 6 HSK 3.0 level 6 2-character word Traditional 生態

生态 (shēng tài) means "ecology". It is an HSK 3.0 level 6 word, and was HSK 6 in the old six-level list.

What 生态 means

1. ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment)
2. ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment)
3. (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in {数字生态|shù zì shēng tài} "digital ecosystem")

The characters in 生态

• 生shēngto grow; to give birth; to produce; to be born; to arise; to occur; to light (a fire)
• 态tài(bound form); appearance; shape

Example sentences

• 我问了他许多关于生态环境的问题。
  Wǒ wèn le tā xǔduō guānyú shēngtài huánjìng de wèntí.
  I asked him many questions about ecology.
• 她开始对生态学感兴趣，是受到他的影响。
  Tā kāishǐ duì shēngtàixué gǎn xìngqù, shì shòudào tā de yǐngxiǎng.
  It was through his influence that she became interested in ecology.
• 生态印迹与一国的经济发展程度密切相关。
  The ecological footprint of a country is closely related to its level of economic development.
• 环境污染可以对一个区域的生态造成极大的影响。
  Huánjìngwūrǎn kěyǐ duì yī gè qūyù de shēngtài zàochéng jídà de yǐngxiǎng.
  Pollution has a disastrous effect on the ecology of a region.
• 湿地在生态系统中扮演着净化水源、防止洪水和侵蚀、为野生动物提供食物和栖息地的重要角色。
  Wetlands play important roles in the ecosystem in purifying water, protecting against flood and erosion, and as both a source of food and habitat for wild animals.
• 马祖有很特别的生态观光奇景「蓝眼泪」，在每年的四月到六月的晚上可以看到海面有夜光藻，美丽而稀少。
  Matsu is home to a breathtaking ecological wonder known as "Blue Tears." From April through June, the sea comes alive at night with a beautiful and rare bioluminescent glow caused by Noctiluca scintillans.

Words starting with 生态

• 生态学shēng tài xuéecology
• 生态系统shēng tài xì tǒngecosystem
• 生态位shēng tài wèiecological niche; (fig.) niche within an ecosystem (esp. in business or technology)
• 生态系shēng tài xì(Taiwan) ecosystem
• 生态城市shēng tài chéng shìsustainable city
• 生态学家shēng tài xué jiāecologist
• 生态旅游shēng tài lǚ yóuecotourism
• 生态环境shēng tài huán jìngecosystem; natural environment
• 生态友好型shēng tài yǒu hǎo xíngeco-friendly
• 生态环境游shēng tài huán jìng yóuecotourism
• 生态足迹shēng tài zú jìecological footprint
• 生态圈shēng tài quānecosphere
• 生态孤岛shēng tài gū dǎoinsularization (as a threat to biodiversity)

Words containing 生态

• 三江生态旅游区Sān jiāng Shēng tài Lǚ yóu QūSanjiang Ecological Tourist Area in Wenchuan county 汶川县

Where 生态 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of HSK 6 Vocabulary · shēng–shèn (HSK 6), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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• Every HSK 6 word, with the rest of its level.
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