tài yáng néng
solar energy
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太阳能是一种可再生能源。
Tàiyángnéng shì yī zhǒng kě zǎishēng de nengyuán.
Solar energy is a renewable energy source.
太阳能发电是一种清洁能源。
Tàiyángnéng fādiàn shì yī zhǒng qīngjié de nengyuán.
Solar power generation is a clean energy source.
太阳能汽车是一种环保汽车。
Tàiyángnéng qìchē shì yī zhǒng huánbǎo de qìchē.
Solar-powered cars are environmentally friendly cars.
太阳能发电 (tàiyángnéng fādiàn)
solar power generation
太阳能电池 (tàiyángnéng diànchí)
solar cell
风能 (fēng néng)
wind power
水能 (shuǐ néng)
hydropower
The Chinese word 太阳能 (tàiyáng néng) for "solar energy" is a compound of two characters: 太阳 (tàiyáng), meaning "sun", and 能 (néng), meaning "energy" or "power". The character 太阳 is a combination of the characters 日 (rì), meaning "sun", and 光 (guāng), meaning "light". The character 能 is a combination of the characters 力 (lì), meaning "strength" or "power", and 工 (gōng), meaning "work" or "labor". Thus, the word 太阳能 literally means "sunlight power" or "sunlight energy", which is a fitting name for the energy that is derived from the sun.
