污水

wūshuǐ

noun HSK 5 #13,043

Meanings

Dirty water — sewage.

污水不能直接排入河流。

Wūshuǐ bùnéng zhíjiē pái rù héliú.

Sewage cannot be discharged directly into rivers.

这个城市新建了一座污水处理厂。

Zhège chéngshì xīnjiàn le yī zuò wūshuǐ chǔlǐchǎng.

This city built a new sewage treatment plant.

工业污水需要经过处理。

Gōngyè wūshuǐ xūyào jīngguò chǔlǐ.

Industrial wastewater needs to be treated.

usage

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

污 wū

水 shuǐ