环节

huán jié

(zoology) segment (of the body of a worm, centipede etc), (fig.) a part of an integrated whole: aspect (of a project), element (of a policy), sector (of the economy), stage (of a process), etc

不要睡觉，我们还没结束。

bù yào shuì jiào， wǒ men huán mò jié shù。

Don't sleep, we're not done yet.

她戴耳环

tā dài ěr huán

She wears earrings

把那本子还我

bà nà běn zi huán wǒ

Return that book to me.

我节约钱。

wǒ jié yuē qián。

I save money.

我觉得也还好吧。

wǒ jué de yě huán hǎo ba。

I think it’s okay.

这对耳环是金的。

zhè duì ěr huán shì jīn de。

These earrings are gold.

政府要保护环境

zhèng fǔ yào bǎo hù huán jìng

The government must protect the environment

政府要改善环境

zhèng fǔ yào gǎi shàn huán jìng

The government wants to improve the environment

我买了一个耳环。

wǒ mǎi le yī gè ěr huán。

I bought an earring.

我把钱包还给他

wǒ bǎ qián bāo huán gěi tā

I returned the wallet to him