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中国要用更多干净的电

China's 15th Five-Year Plan Backs Clean Energy

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China's new Five-Year Plan calls for more solar and wind power, decided at the Two Sessions — a look at what changes. HSK 2 Chinese listening practice.

This is an HSK 2 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 19 key vocabulary words such as 计划、重要、需要 and walks through 7 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.

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今天我们说一下中国的能源计划。
中国有一个大计划。
这个计划叫五年计划。
每五年做一个新的。
今年是二零二六年。
中国做了新的五年计划。
这是第十五个了。
这个计划很重要。
因为它说了中国要做什么。
所以很多人在看。
我们先说能源是什么。
能源就是电和热。
我们每天都在用电。
手机要用电。
电灯要用电。
做饭也要用能源。
但是能源有两种。
一种是旧的能源。
比如煤和石油。
这些用了很多年了。
但是它们不太好。
因为会让空气变脏。
所以我们需要新能源。
新能源是什么?
比如太阳能。
太阳每天都在。
我们可以用太阳的光。
让它变成电。
还有风能。
风吹的时候。
我们可以用风。
让它变成电。
这些都是干净的能源。
用了不会让空气变脏。
中国的新计划说了什么?
计划说新能源要更多。
以前中国用的能源里。
干净能源比较少。
现在要到百分之二十五。
就是四个里面有一个。
这个不少了。
中国还要在海上做风电。
海上的风很大。
比地上的风大。
所以海上风电很好。
到二零三零年。
海上风电要很多很多。
中国还要用核能。
核能也是干净的。
虽然核能有一点难。
但是它很有用。
中国以前也有计划。
以前的计划说。
太阳能和风能要很多。
中国做到了吗?
做到了!
而且比计划早了。
二零二四年就做到了。
这说明中国做得很快。
现在的问题是什么?
以前我们要多做风电太阳能。
现在做了很多了。
但是怎么用好它们?
这是新的问题。
太阳不是每天都有。
有时候下雨。
风也不是每天都吹。
所以我们要想办法。
让电可以存起来。
要的时候再用。
新计划就在说这个。
不只是做更多。
还要用得更好。
好,我们说回这个话题。
中国在二零二六年三月。
开了两会。
通过了第十五个五年计划。
计划说干净能源是以后的主要电力。
中国要在二零三五年前。
让太阳能和风能变得更多更强。
English transcript reference

Today we're going to talk about China's energy plan.

China has a big plan.

This plan is called the Five-Year Plan.

A new one is made every five years.

This year is 2026.

China has made a new Five-Year Plan.

This is the fifteenth one.

This plan is very important.

Because it says what China wants to do.

So many people are paying attention.

Let's first talk about what energy is.

Energy is electricity and heat.

We use electricity every day.

Phones need electricity.

Lights need electricity.

Cooking also needs energy.

But there are two kinds of energy.

One kind is old energy.

For example, coal and oil.

These have been used for many years.

But they are not very good.

Because they make the air dirty.

So we need new energy.

What is new energy?

For example, solar energy.

The sun is there every day.

We can use the sun's light.

And turn it into electricity.

There is also wind energy.

When the wind blows.

We can use the wind.

And turn it into electricity.

These are all clean energy.

Using them won't make the air dirty.

What does China's new plan say?

The plan says there should be more new energy.

In the energy China used before.

Clean energy was quite little.

Now it needs to reach twenty-five percent.

That means one out of every four.

That's quite a lot.

China also wants to build wind power at sea.

The wind at sea is very strong.

Stronger than the wind on land.

So offshore wind power is very good.

By the year 2030.

There will be a lot of offshore wind power.

China also wants to use nuclear energy.

Nuclear energy is also clean.

Although nuclear energy is a little difficult.

But it is very useful.

China also had plans before.

The previous plan said.

Solar and wind energy should be a lot.

Did China achieve it?

Yes, it did!

And it was earlier than planned.

It was achieved in 2024.

This shows that China moved very fast.

What is the problem now?

Before, we needed to build more wind and solar power.

Now we have built a lot.

But how do we use them well?

This is a new problem.

The sun is not there every day.

Sometimes it rains.

The wind doesn't blow every day either.

So we need to find a way.

To store the electricity.

And use it when we need it.

The new plan is talking about this.

Not just making more.

But also using it better.

Okay, let's come back to this topic.

In March 2026, China.

Held the Two Sessions.

And passed the fifteenth Five-Year Plan.

The plan says clean energy will be the main power source in the future.

China wants to, before 2035.

Make solar and wind energy even more and stronger.

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What vocabulary does this episode teach?

词汇
jìhuàplan

A plan or project. Used here as 五年计划 (five-year plan), China's national development strategy.

zhòngyàoimportant

Something that matters a lot. 这个计划很重要 means this plan is very important.

xūyàoto need

To need or require something. 我们需要新能源 means we need new energy.

bǐjiàorelatively; comparatively

Used to express comparison or "fairly/rather." 干净能源比较少 means clean energy is relatively little.

wèntíproblem; question

Can mean either a question or a problem depending on context. 现在的问题是什么 means what is the current problem.

bànfǎmethod; way; solution

A way to solve a problem. 想办法 means to think of a way/solution.

yǐqiánbefore; previously

Refers to an earlier time. 以前中国用的能源 means the energy China used before.

shuōmíngto show; to explain; to indicate

To indicate or demonstrate something. 这说明中国做得很快 means this shows China did it very fast.

shǒujīmobile phone

HSK 1-2. mobile phone.

dànshìbut; however

HSK 1-2. but; however.

néngyuánenergy; energy source

Power sources like electricity and fuel. Used as 新能源 (new/renewable energy) throughout this episode.

tàiyángnéngsolar energy

Energy from the sun. 太阳 (sun) + 能 (energy). One of the main clean energy sources discussed.

fēngnéngwind energy

Energy from wind. 风 (wind) + 能 (energy). China is building wind power both on land and at sea.

hénéngnuclear energy

Energy from nuclear reactions. Described as clean but a little difficult (有一点难).

méicoal

A traditional fossil fuel. Listed alongside 石油 (oil) as old energy sources that make the air dirty.

shíyóupetroleum; oil

Crude oil, a fossil fuel. One of the 旧的能源 (old energy sources) that pollutes the air.

gānjìngclean

Free from dirt or pollution. 干净的能源 means clean energy — energy that does not pollute the air.

kōngqìair

The air we breathe. Old energy sources 让空气变脏 (make the air dirty).

cún qǐláito store; to save up

To save or store something for later use. 让电可以存起来 means to let electricity be stored.

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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?

语法

因为...所以...

Because... therefore... — Expresses cause and effect. 因为 introduces the reason, 所以 introduces the result. Either half can be omitted in casual speech.

因为会让空气变脏,所以我们需要新能源。

因为它说了中国要做什么,所以很多人在看。

让 + Object + Verb

To make/let someone or something do something. 让 is a causative verb that introduces the action caused.

让它变成电。

会让空气变脏。

让太阳能和风能变得更多更强。

比如

For example — Used to introduce specific examples of a general category. Placed at the start of a clause.

比如煤和石油。

比如太阳能。

虽然...但是...

Although... but... — Expresses a concession. 虽然 introduces the conceded point, 但是 introduces the contrasting main point.

虽然核能有一点难,但是它很有用。

不只是...还要...

Not only... but also need to... — Expresses that something goes beyond one aspect to include another.

不只是做更多,还要用得更好。

Verb + 得 + Adjective (Complement of degree)

Describes how well or to what degree an action is performed. 得 links the verb to the descriptive complement.

中国做得很快。

还要用得更好。

...的时候

When... — Indicates the time when something happens. Attached to a verb or clause to create a time expression.

风吹的时候,我们可以用风。

要的时候再用。

Proper nouns

专有名词
中国ZhōngguóChina五年计划wǔ nián jìhuàFive-Year Plan两会liǎng huìTwo Sessions (annual political meetings)太阳能tàiyáng néngsolar energy风能fēng néngwind energy核能hé néngnuclear energy能源néng yuánenergy石油shíyóuoil / petroleum煤méicoal风电fēng diànwind power

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