污染

wūrǎn

verb HSK 5 #4,745

Meanings

To stain and dye something dirty - pollution and contamination.

空气污染越来越严重。

Kōngqì wūrǎn yuèláiyuè yánzhòng.

Air pollution is getting more and more serious.

工厂污染了河水。

Gōngchǎng wūrǎn le héshuǐ.

The factory polluted the river water.

我们要减少环境污染。

Wǒmen yào jiǎnshǎo huánjìng wūrǎn.

We need to reduce environmental pollution.

这片土地已经被严重污染。

Zhè piàn tǔdì yǐjīng bèi yánzhòng wūrǎn.

This land has already been severely contaminated.

usage

Common collocations: 空气污染 (air pollution), 水污染 (water pollution), 环境污染 (environmental pollution), 噪音污染.

污 wū

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