土壤污染

tǔrǎngwūrǎn

noun

Meanings

1 soil pollution
2 soil contamination

Characters

dye, contaminate

Examples

工厂废水造成了严重的土壤污染。

Gōngchǎng fèishuǐ zàochéngle yánzhòng de tǔrǎng wūrǎn.

Factory wastewater caused serious soil pollution.

治理土壤污染需要很长时间。

Zhìlǐ tǔrǎng wūrǎn xūyào hěn cháng shíjiān.

Remediating soil pollution takes a long time.

Tips

usage

Part of the standard triad with 空气污染 (air pollution) and 水污染 (water pollution). Major policy topic in Chinese environmental news since the 2014 soil survey revealed widespread heavy-metal contamination.

Stroke Order

土 tǔ

壤 rǎng

污 wū

染 rǎn