Chinese word dictionary

节能

jiénéng · to conserve energy; to minimize energy consumption

Practice word

Word information

Simplified节能

Traditional節能

Pinyinjiénéng

Part of speech动

HSK 3.06

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

节jié

festival; knot, joint; segment; to economize, to save

能néng

can, may; capable, full of energy

How to learn 节能

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Words with the same characters

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能néng

can; to be able to; might possibly; ability; (physics) energy; surname Neng

可能kěnéng

might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps; CL:個|个[ge4]

过节guòjié

to celebrate a festival; after the celebrations (i.e. once the festival is over)

季节jìjié

time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]

节jié

joint; node; (bound form) section; segment; solar term (one of the 24 divisions of the year in the traditional Chinese calendar); seasonal festival; (bound form) to economize; to save; (bound form) moral integrity; chastity; classifier for segments: lessons, train wagons, biblical verses etc; knot (nautical miles per hour)

节目jiémù