Social and Global Issues

Social and Global Issues

Key Phrases and Vocabulary

  • 环境保护 (huánjìng bǎohù): Environmental protection.
  • 气候变化 (qìhòu biànhuà): Climate change.
  • 再生能源 (zàishēng néngyuán): Renewable energy.
  • 贫富差距 (pín fù chājù): Wealth gap.
  • 人权 (rénquán): Human rights.
  • 歧视 (qíshì): Discrimination.
  • 冲突 (chōngtú): Conflict.
  • 难民 (nànmín): Refugee.

Expressing Opinions and Concerns

  • 我担心 (Wǒ dānxīn): I worry that…
  • 我感到不安 (Wǒ gǎndào bù’ān): I feel unease about…
  • 我支持 (Wǒ zhīchí): I support…
  • 我反对 (Wǒ fǎnduì): I oppose…
  • 我认为 (Wǒ rènwéi): I think that…
  • 我希望 (Wǒ xīwàng): I hope that…

Discussing Possible Solutions

  • 解决 (jiějué): To solve.
  • 改进 (gǎijìn): To improve.
  • 保护 (bǎohù): To protect.
  • 消除 (xiāochú): To eliminate.
  • 推广 (tuīguǎng): To promote.
  • 实行 (shíxíng): To implement.

Commonly used structures incorporate these expressions and the issue at hand. For instance: “我担心气候变化的影响” (Wǒ dānxīn qìhòu biànhuà de yǐngxiǎng - I worry about the impact of climate change).

Using these key phrases, and elaborating on them with your own thoughts, will help you bring depth to your conversation about social and global issues in Mandarin.