污染源

wūrǎnyuán

noun #32,921

Measure Word

一个污染源 gè

Meanings

1 pollution source
2 source of contamination

Characters

Examples

这家工厂是附近最大的污染源。

Zhè jiā gōngchǎng shì fùjìn zuìdà de wūrǎnyuán.

This factory is the biggest pollution source in the area.

政府正在排查各类污染源。

Zhèngfǔ zhèngzài páichá gèlèi wūrǎnyuán.

The government is investigating various pollution sources.

Tips

usage

Xinhua classifies 污染源 as either 天然 (natural, e.g. volcanoes) or 人为 (human-caused, e.g. factories), and by spatial form as 点 (point), 线 (line) or 面 (area) sources.

Stroke Order

污 wū

染 rǎn

源 yuán