污水

wūshuǐ
noun HSK 5 #13,043

Meanings

  1. 1 sewage; wastewater
  2. 2 polluted water

Characters

Dirty water - sewage.

Examples

HSK 3
Zhège chéngshì xīnjiàn le yī zuò wūshuǐ chǔlǐchǎng.
This city built a new sewage treatment plant.
HSK 3
Gōngyè wūshuǐ xūyào jīngguò chǔlǐ.
Industrial wastewater needs to be treated.
HSK 7-9
Wūshuǐ bùnéng zhíjiē pái rù héliú.
Sewage cannot be discharged directly into rivers.

Tips

usage
污水处理 (wūshuǐ chǔlǐ) - 'sewage treatment' - is a very common compound in news and environmental discussions.

Stroke Order

shuǐ