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How to say “solar energy” in Chinese

太阳能
tàiyángnéng

solar energy

noun · HSK 6 · topic “Energy, ecology, disasters”

“Solar energy” in Chinese is 太阳能, tài yáng néng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

太阳能 is read tài yáng néng: 3 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

tài — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”
yáng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”
néng — 2nd tonerising, like a surprised “huh?”

How to write it

太
tài — too (much)

大 “big” with a dot: bigger than big.

阳
yáng — sun; sunny side

On the right, 日 “sun”. It pairs with 阴 yīn, which has 月 “moon” on the right.

能
néng — can, be able

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 “太阳能”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 太阳能. Tap the sound icon to listen.

  • 我们家装了太阳能热水器wǒmenjiāzhuāngletàiyángnéngrèshuǐqìWe've installed a solar water heater at home.
  • 这里靠太阳能发电zhèlǐkàotàiyángnéngfādiànHere electricity comes from solar power.
  • 太阳能是清洁能源tàiyángnéngshìqīngjiénéngyuánSolar energy is a clean energy source.
  • 这台机器能把太阳能转换成电力zhètáijīqìnéngbǎtàiyángnéngzhuǎnhuànchéngdiànlìThis machine can convert solar energy into electricity.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “solar energy” in Chinese?

“Solar energy” in Chinese is 太阳能, pinyin tàiyángnéng.

What does 太阳能 mean?

太阳能 (tàiyángnéng) means “solar energy”.

How do you write 太阳能?

太阳能 is 3 characters: 太 (tài) — too (much); 阳 (yáng) — sun; sunny side; 能 (néng) — can, be able. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 太阳能?

太阳能 is read tàiyángnéng. Tones: tài — fourth tone, yáng — second tone, néng — second tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“solar energy” in the lesson “Where electricity comes from”

This word is from the topic “Energy, ecology, disasters” of HSK 6. 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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