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    Referring to an ecosystem with 生态 (shēngtài)

    Description & Modification

    Structure

    生态 + 系统/环境

    Explanation

    The noun 生态 (shēngtài) means "ecology" or "ecosystem." It is often used in compounds like 生态系统 (ecosystem) or 生态环境 (ecological environment). For example, 给当地的生态系统带来了问题 means "has brought problems to the local ecosystem."

    Examples

    • 工厂排放的废水破坏了当地的生态环境。

      gōngchǎng páifàng de fèishuǐ pòhuài le dāngdì de shēngtài huánjìng.

      The wastewater discharged by the factory has damaged the local ecological environment.

    • 保护生态系统是每个人的责任。

      bǎohù shēngtài xìtǒng shì měi gè rén de zérèn.

      Protecting the ecosystem is everyone's responsibility.

    • 这片湿地的生态非常丰富，有上百种鸟类。

      zhè piàn shīdì de shēngtài fēicháng fēngfù, yǒu shàng bǎi zhǒng niǎolèi.

      The ecology of this wetland is very rich, with hundreds of species of birds.

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