为什么不用太阳能电池板覆盖沙漠
B2 Chinese luisteroefening · Vastelandmandarijn · Geschikt voor leerders op gevorderd niveau
What does “太阳能 (taiyangneng)” mean in Chinese?
This video weighs a big idea: could covering the 撒哈拉沙漠 (Sahara Desert) in 太阳能电池板 (solar panels) solve our energy needs? The central word is 太阳能 (tàiyángnéng), solar energy, built simply from 太阳 (tàiyáng) “sun” plus 能 (néng) “energy.” A 太阳能电池板 is a “solar electric panel.”
能 anchors the whole energy vocabulary: 能源 (energy resources), 可再生能源 (renewable energy), 风能 (wind power), 核能 (nuclear power), against 化石燃料 (fossil fuels). The same root drives China’s 新能源 (“new energy”) boom, the term behind electric-car giants like BYD. Learn 太阳能 and you can read Chinese coverage of the clean-energy race.
- ▸In Chinese clean-energy and climate news
- ▸On 太阳能热水器 (solar water heaters), common on Chinese rooftops
- ▸In the 能 family: 能源, 可再生能源, 风能, 核能
- ▸Around 新能源 cars and brands like BYD
- ▸In Chinese discussions of 碳排放 (carbon emissions)