환경보호
The practice of protecting the natural environment by individuals, organizations, and governments. Its objectives are to conserve natural resources and the existing natural environment.
Examples
3 of 5일회용품 사용을 줄이는 것도 환경보호의 한 방법입니다.
Reducing the use of disposable items is one way of protecting the environment.
환경보호를 위해 정부는 새로운 규제를 도입했다.
The government introduced new regulations for environmental protection.
기업들은 이제 환경보호를 경영의 핵심 가치로 삼고 있다.
Companies are now making environmental protection a core value of their management.
Word Family
Memory Tip
Hwan-gyeong (Environment) + Bo-ho (Protection).
Quick Quiz
분리배출을 철저히 하는 것은 ____를 위한 작은 실천이다.
Correct!
The correct answer is: 환경보호
Examples
일회용품 사용을 줄이는 것도 환경보호의 한 방법입니다.
everydayReducing the use of disposable items is one way of protecting the environment.
환경보호를 위해 정부는 새로운 규제를 도입했다.
formalThe government introduced new regulations for environmental protection.
기업들은 이제 환경보호를 경영의 핵심 가치로 삼고 있다.
businessCompanies are now making environmental protection a core value of their management.
환경보호와 경제 발전 사이의 균형을 찾는 것이 과제이다.
academicFinding a balance between environmental protection and economic development is the challenge.
너도 환경보호에 관심 좀 가져 봐.
informalYou should take some interest in protecting the environment too.
Word Family
Common Collocations
Common Phrases
환경보호의 중요성
importance of environmental protection
환경보호 구역
environmental protection area
환경보호 활동
environmental protection activities
Often Confused With
'환경보전' (conservation) is more about keeping things as they are, whereas '환경보호' (protection) is a broader term.
Usage Notes
A high-frequency topic in both IELTS Speaking and Writing.
Common Mistakes
Learners often say '환경을 지키다' (keep the environment), which is okay, but '환경보호' is the standard noun form.
Memory Tip
Hwan-gyeong (Environment) + Bo-ho (Protection).
Word Origin
From Sino-Korean 環境 (environment) + 保護 (protection).
Grammar Patterns
Quick Quiz
분리배출을 철저히 하는 것은 ____를 위한 작은 실천이다.
Correct!
The correct answer is: 환경보호
Related Vocabulary
More environment words
기온
B1The temperature of the air in the atmosphere. It refers to how hot or cold the weather is.
소모
B1The act of using up or exhausting resources, energy, or time. It implies a reduction in the available amount.
이산화탄소
B1A colorless, odorless gas produced by burning carbon and organic compounds and by respiration; carbon dioxide (CO2).
수질
B1The quality of water, specifically in terms of its chemical, physical, and biological characteristics, usually with respect to its suitability for a particular purpose.
훼손
B1The act of damaging, breaking, or spoiling the value, condition, or reputation of something.
파괴
B1The act of damaging something so badly that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists.
지구온난화
B1The gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect.
탄소 배출
B2The release of carbon (especially carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere through human activities like burning fossil fuels.
무분별하다
B2Lacking judgment, discretion, or thought. It refers to doing something indiscriminately or recklessly without careful consideration.
방출하다
B1To release or emit substances like gas, light, heat, or energy into the outside world.
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