低 dī
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
低碳
dītàn
low-carbon
Characters in this word
碳 tàn
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 石 — stone, rock, mineral
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 许多城市正在推广低碳交通，以减少空气污染和能源消耗。 Xǔduō chéngshì zhèngzài tuīguǎng dītàn jiāotōng, yǐ jiǎnshǎo kōngqì wūrǎn hé néngyuán xiāohào. Many cities are promoting low-carbon transport to reduce air pollution and energy consumption.
- 骑自行车上班是一种低碳的生活方式。 Qí zìxíngchē shàngbān shì yì zhǒng dītàn de shēnghuó fāngshì. Cycling to work is a low-carbon way of living.
- 我们家今年开始过低碳生活，少开车，少用塑料。 Wǒmen jiā jīnnián kāishǐ guò dītàn shēnghuó, shǎo kāichē, shǎo yòng sùliào. This year our family started living a low-carbon life: driving less and using less plastic.
Related words
- 低 dī low
- 降低 jiàngdī to lower
- 低于 dīyú lower than
- 贬低 biǎndī to belittle; to disparage
- 低调 dīdiào low-key; understated
- 低谷 dīgǔ low point; trough
- 低估 dīgū to underestimate
- 低落 dīluò low; downcast; depressed
- 低迷 dīmí sluggish; depressed
- 低下 dīxià low; inferior; poor
- 二氧化碳 èryǎnghuàtàn carbon dioxide
- 节能 jiénéng to save energy