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污染

wū rǎn

HSK 4 2-character word

What 污染 means

1. (lit. and fig.) to pollute; to contaminate

The characters in 污染

• 污wūdirty; filthy; foul
• 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)

Example sentences

• 空气被废气污染了。
  Kōngqì bèi fèiqì wūrǎn le.
  The air was polluted by exhaust gas.
• 废水经常污染海洋。
  Fèishuǐ jīngcháng wūrǎn hǎiyáng.
  Sewage often pollutes the ocean.
• 这水被石油污染了。
  This water was polluted by oil.
• 这座村没有空气污染。
  This village is free from air pollution.
• 工业化常会导致环境污染。
  Gōngyèhuà cháng huì dǎozhì huánjìngwūrǎn.
  Industrialization often goes hand in hand with pollution.
• 我们应该尽力不要污染环境。
  We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.

Words starting with 污染

• 污染物wū rǎn wùpollutant
• 污染区wū rǎn qūcontaminated area

Words containing 污染

• 环境污染huán jìng wū rǎnenvironmental pollution
• 水污染shuǐ wū rǎnwater pollution
• 光污染guāng wū rǎnlight pollution
• 大气污染dà qì wū rǎnair pollution; atmospheric pollution
• 水质污染shuǐ zhì wū rǎnwater pollution
• 空气污染kōng qì wū rǎnair pollution
• 放射性污染fàng shè xìng wū rǎnradioactive contamination
• 噪声污染zào shēng wū rǎnnoise pollution