Category: EnvironmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC

气候

/qìhòu/Roman

English meaning: Climate

Chinese (Simpl.) Definition

(中文)

气候是某一地区长期天气规律的总体特征,中国气候类型多样,应对气候变化是中国重要的政策议题。

English Definition

The long-term pattern of weather in a region. China has diverse climates ranging from subarctic in the northeast to tropical in the south and arid in the northwest. China is both the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases and its largest investor in renewable energy. China's climate commitments — carbon neutrality by 2060 and peak emissions by 2030 — are central to global climate action.

Example

中国承诺2060年前实现碳中和,积极应对全球气候变化挑战。

In English: China has pledged to achieve carbon neutrality before 2060, actively addressing the challenges of global climate change.

Synonyms

  • 气象
  • 天气

Literary Heritage

采菊东篱下,悠然见南山。

/Cǎi jú dōng lí xià, yōu rán jiàn nán shān./

Plucking chrysanthemums beneath the eastern hedge, I gaze at ease upon the southern mountain.

陶渊明 (Tao Yuanming) · Poet and Recluse · 4th–5th century CE

饮酒 (Drinking Wine)

饮酒, Poem No. 5, circa 410 CE

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