HSK 5 · Nature

能源 néngyuán “energy” in Chinese

Same in Traditional

What 能源 means

  1. energy
  2. power source
  3. energy sources

How to say 能源

  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale能néng2nd tone, rising
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale源yuán2nd tone, rising

能源 in a sentence

  1. 我们必须降低能源需求。

    Wǒmen bìxū jiàngdī néngyuán xūqiú.

    We must reduce energy demand.

    Sentence #5911627 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  2. 节约能源可减少温室气体排出到大气层。

    Jiéyuē néngyuán kě jiǎnshǎo wēnshì qìtǐ páichū dào dàqìcéng.

    Saving energy can reduce greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere.

    Sentence #2121574 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

  3. 阿尔及利亚能依赖可再生能源吗？

    Ā'ěrjílìyà néng yīlài kězàishēng néngyuán ma?

    Can Algeria rely on renewable energy?

    Sentence #8751463 from Tatoeba

How 能源 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 能 (néng) with each of its parts in a different colour
能néngcan
  • 厶private · sī
  • ⺼meat form of 肉 · ròu
  • 匕spoon · bǐ
  • 匕spoon · bǐ

Memory aidDrawn from a bear. It was borrowed for “can, be able to”.

The character 源 (yuán) with each of its parts in a different colour
源yuánroot
  • 氵water form of 水 · shuǐMeaning part
  • 原source · yuánSound part

氵 hints at the meaning (water); 原 (yuán) hints at the sound. Compare it with yuán.

How to write 能源

能 10 strokes · 源 13 strokes

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能源 (néngyuán) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 能源 (néngyuán). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 能源

Words with 能

能néng · can可能kěnéng · maybe只能zhǐnéng · can only能力nénglì · capability能够nénggòu · to be able to能干nénggàn · capable功能gōngnéng · function职能zhínéng · function能量néngliàng · energy性能xìngnéng · performance

Words with 源

资源zīyuán · resources电源diànyuán · power supply根源gēnyuán · root来源láiyuán · source起源qǐyuán · origin源泉yuánquán · source

More words: Nature & Environment

龙lóng · dragon陆地lùdì · dry land (as opposed to the sea)煤炭méitàn · coal蜜蜂mìfēng · bee沙漠shāmò · desert沙滩shātān · beach闪电shǎndiàn · lightning蛇shé · snake

FAQs

能源 (néngyuán) means “energy” or “power source”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it néngyuán: néng with a 2nd tone, then yuán with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
Yes. 能源 is written the same way in Simplified and Traditional characters.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type nengyuan with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 能源 from the suggestions. Typing nengyuan into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
能源 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.