Word information
Simplified生态
Traditional生態
Pinyinshēngtài
Part of speech名
HSK 3.06
HSK 2.06
Chinese word dictionary
生态
shēngtài · ecology (the study of interactions between organisms and their environment); ecological state (the condition or health of a natural environment); (fig.) ecosystem (a complex network, e.g. in tech, business or media, as in 數字生態|数字生态[shu4 zi4 sheng1 tai4] "digital ecosystem")
Character breakdown
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How to learn 生态
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