温室效应 (wēnshìxiàoyìng): greenhouse effect

Meanings

1 greenhouse effect

Characters

温

Examples

二氧化碳排放加剧了温室效应。

Èryǎnghuàtàn páifàng jiājù le wēnshì xiàoyìng.

Carbon dioxide emissions intensify the greenhouse effect.

温室效应导致全球气温持续升高。

Wēnshì xiàoyìng dǎozhì quánqiú qìwēn chíxù shēng gāo.

The greenhouse effect causes global temperatures to keep rising.

Tips

memory

温室 = warm room = greenhouse. 效应 = effect. The Chinese term is a direct calque of the English scientific concept.

register

Standard science and news register. Related terms: 碳排放 (carbon emissions), 碳中和 (carbon neutrality), 碳达峰 (carbon peak).

Stroke Order

温 wēn

室 shì

效 xiào

应 yīng

Related Words

温室 wēnshì HSK 7 #13,701

greenhouse / hothouse

效应 xiàoyìng HSK 7 #7,130

effect (scientific or social) / phenomenon

效应阶段 xiàoyìngjiēduàn

effector phase (immunology) / effect stage

室温 shìwēn #25,499

room temperature

动画效果 dònghuàxiàoguǒ

animation effect / animated effect (UI / motion design)

效果 xiàoguǒ HSK 3 #1,974

result; effect; outcome / effectiveness

温度 wēndù HSK 2 #4,527

temperature

温暖 wēnnuǎn HSK 3 #3,571

warm; warmth / heartwarming; comforting

温柔 wēnróu HSK 7 #3,389

gentle / tender / soft

温 wēn #6,702

warm; mild; lukewarm / temperature / to review; to revise