How to say “environment” in Chinese
environment, surroundings
“Environment” in Chinese is 环境, huán jìng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
环境 is read huán jìng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 王 “jade”: a jade ring.
On the left, 土 “earth”; on the right, 竟 jìng hints at the sound.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “环境”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 环境. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这里的自然环境很好zhèlǐdezìránhuánjìnghěnhǎoThe natural environment here is very good.
- 我们应该保护环境wǒmenyīnggāibǎohùhuánjìngWe should protect the environment.
- 我也想保护环境，可以加入你们吗？wǒyěxiǎngbǎohùhuánjìng,kěyǐjiārùnǐmenmaI want to protect the environment too — can I join you?
- 你觉得这个城市的环境怎么样？nǐjuédezhègechéngshìdehuánjìngzěnmeyàngWhat do you think of the environment in this city?
- 我们应该加强环境保护wǒmenyīnggāijiāqiánghuánjìngbǎohùWe should strengthen environmental protection.
- 保护环境是每个 人的责任bǎohùhuánjìngshìměigeréndezérènProtecting the environment is everyone's responsibility.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “environment” in Chinese?
“Environment” in Chinese is 环境, pinyin huánjìng.
What does 环境 mean?
环境 (huánjìng) means “environment, surroundings”.
How do you write 环境?
环境 is 2 characters: 环 (huán) — ring; surround; 境 (jìng) — border; surroundings. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 环境?
环境 is read huánjìng. Tones: huán — second tone, jìng — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“environment” in the lesson “Quiet, clean, convenient”
This word is from the topic “Home and daily life” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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