zhōng guó
中国
zěn yàng
怎样
jiǎn shǎo
减少
shí wù
食物
làng fèi
浪费
？
How Does China Reduce Food Waste?
zhōng guó中国yǒu有yī jù huà一句话jiào叫 “mín yǐ shí wéi tiān民以食为天 ” ，yì sī意思shì是rén men人们hěn很zhòng shì重视chī fàn吃饭 。
There is a saying in China: 'Food is the god of the people,' which means people value eating very much.
zài在zhōng guó中国 ，hěn很duō多rén人xǐ huān喜欢diǎn点hěn很duō多cài菜 ，tè bié特别shì是zài在qǐng kè请客de的shí hòu时候 ，zhè yàng这样huì会yǒu有hěn很duō多shèng cài剩菜 。
In China, many people like to order a lot of dishes, especially when hosting guests, which leads to a lot of leftover food.
xiàn zài现在 ，yuè lái yuè越来越duō多de的rén人xǐ huān喜欢chī吃ròu肉 ，chī吃de的shí wù食物yě也gèng更duō多le了 ，zhè这ràng让shí wù食物làng fèi浪费biàn dé变得gèng更yán zhòng严重 。
Nowadays, more and more people like to eat meat and consume more food, which makes food waste more serious.
yán jiū研究fā xiàn发现 ，zhōng guó中国měi nián每年yǒu有hěn很duō多shí wù食物bèi被rēng diào扔掉 ，tè bié特别shì是zài在jiā lǐ家里hé和cān guǎn餐馆lǐ里 。
Research shows that a lot of food is thrown away every year in China, especially at home and in restaurants.
wèi le为了jiǎn shǎo减少làng fèi浪费 ，yǒu rén有人fā qǐ发起le了 “guāng pán xíng dòng光盘行动 ” ，dà jiā大家chī吃wán完pán zi盘子lǐ里de的shí wù食物 ，bù不làng fèi浪费 。
To reduce waste, some people started the 'Clean Plate Campaign,' encouraging everyone to finish the food on their plates and not waste it.
hòu lái后来 ，zhèng fǔ政府yě也zhì dìng制定le了fǎn反shí pǐn食品làng fèi浪费fǎ法 ，yāo qiú要求cān guǎn餐馆hé和wǎng luò网络píng tái平台bú yào不要gǔ lì鼓励dà jiā大家diǎn点tài太duō多cài菜huò zhě或者zuò做chī bō吃播jié mù节目 。
Later, the government also made anti-food waste laws, requiring restaurants and online platforms not to encourage ordering too many dishes or making eating shows.
xiàn zài现在 ，hěn很duō多cān guǎn餐馆huì会tí gōng提供xiǎo小fèn份cài菜hé和dǎ bāo打包hé盒 ，dà jiā大家yě也kāi shǐ开始jué de觉得chī吃wán完fàn饭bù不shèng cài剩菜shì是hǎo好xí guàn习惯 。
Now, many restaurants offer small portions and take-out boxes, and people are beginning to see finishing meals without leftovers as a good habit.
bù guò不过 ，chú le除了chī fàn吃饭shí时de的làng fèi浪费 ，shí wù食物zài在shēng chǎn生产 、yùn shū运输hé和chǔ cún储存guò chéng过程zhōng中yě也huì会bèi被làng fèi浪费 。
However, besides waste during meals, food is also wasted during production, transportation, and storage.
zhōng guó中国zhèng fǔ政府zhèng zài正在nǔ lì努力jiǎn shǎo减少zhè xiē这些huán jié环节de的làng fèi浪费 ，xī wàng希望dà jiā大家dōu都néng能zhēn xī珍惜shí wù食物 。
The Chinese government is working hard to reduce waste in these areas and hopes everyone can cherish food.