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    Using 环保 (huánbǎo) to refer to environmental protection

    Topic & Focus

    Structure

    环保 + Noun

    Explanation

    环保 (huánbǎo) is short for 环境保护 and means "environmental protection." It is widely used as both a noun and an adjective to describe things related to protecting the environment or being eco-friendly.

    Examples

    • 现在越来越多的人开始关注环保问题。

      xiànzài yuè lái yuè duō de rén kāishǐ guānzhù huánbǎo wèntí.

      More and more people are now starting to pay attention to environmental protection issues.

    • 这家超市只提供环保购物袋。

      zhè jiā chāoshì zhǐ tígōng huánbǎo gòuwù dài.

      This supermarket only provides eco-friendly shopping bags.

    • 他买了一辆环保电动汽车。

      tā mǎi le yī liàng huánbǎo diàndòng qìchē.

      He bought an eco-friendly electric car.

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