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title: "Ditan Meaning: 低碳 (low-carbon) or 地毯 (carpet)?"
description: "低碳 (dītàn) means “low-carbon (economy, lifestyle)”. Not the ditan you heard? See 地毯. Hear its tones, see what 低 and 碳 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 低碳 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

低碳 dītàn

## low-carbon (economy, lifestyle)

## It can also mean

- (metallurgy) low-carbon (steel)

## Its characters

1. 低 dī low
2. 碳 tàn carbon

## In a sentence

我们应该提倡低碳的生活方式。 We should promote a low-carbon lifestyle.

[More about 低碳](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E4%BD%8E%E7%A2%B3)

## Other words said ditan

- [地毯dìtǎncarpet](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%9C%B0%E6%AF%AF)

## More words with 低 or 碳

- [低调 dīdiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/didiao)
- [低估 dīgū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/digu)
- [低价 dījià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dijia)
- [低迷 dīmí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dimi)
- [低头 dītóu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ditou)
- [低温 dīwēn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diwen)
- [低于 dīyú](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/diyu)
- [二氧化碳 èryǎng-huàtàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/eryanghuatan)
- [降低 jiàngdī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiangdi)

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