能源 néngyuán energy sources
energy sources; energy
How to remember 能源: 能 able to + 源 spring = energy sources.
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How it is used
- Energy as a resource/supply - fuel, power sources - 清洁能源 (qīngjié néngyuán) clean energy.
- 能源 is the macro resource (oil, solar, the grid); 能量 (néngliàng) is physical energy/quantity in a body or system. Don't swap them.
- Policy and industry register: 新能源汽车 (xīn néngyuán qìchē) new-energy vehicles.
Example sentences
- 节约能源关系到全人类的福祉。 Jiéyuē néngyuán guānxidào quán rénlèi de fúzhǐ.Energy conservation touches on the welfare of all mankind.