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污染

wūrǎn
verb HSK 5 #4,745

Meanings

  1. 1 to pollute; to contaminate
  2. 2 pollution; contamination

Characters

污
wū
dirty; filthy; to stain
染
rǎn
to dye; to contaminate
To stain and dye something dirty - pollution and contamination.

Examples

HSK 3
工厂污染了河水。
Gōngchǎng wūrǎn le héshuǐ.
The factory polluted the river water.
HSK 4
空气污染越来越严重。
Kōngqì wūrǎn yuèláiyuè yánzhòng.
Air pollution is getting more and more serious.
HSK 4
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.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

污 wū
染 rǎn